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Physical Geography, B.S. - Ocean Science Emphasis Transfer Requirements: Diablo Valley College → UC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. - Ocean Science Emphasis major from Diablo Valley College — i.e. exactly which Diablo Valley College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Diablo Valley College → UC Santa Barbara)

GEOG 3
5 UC units
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Diablo Valley College: GEOG 140
GEOG 4
5 UC units
Land, Water and Life
Take at Diablo Valley College: GEOG 122 or GEOG 120
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Diablo Valley College: GEOG 130
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Diablo Valley College: MATH 192
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Diablo Valley College: MATH 193
MATH 4A
4 UC units
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Diablo Valley College: MATH 194
PHYS 1
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 130
PHYS 2
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 230 or PHYS 130
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Diablo Valley College: BUS 240 or STAT C1000E or PSYC 214 or STAT C1000
PSTAT 5LS
5 UC units
Statistics for Life Sciences
Take at Diablo Valley College: PSYC 214
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Diablo Valley College: COMSC 140 or COMSC 110
GEOG 12
5 UC units
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Diablo Valley College: GEOG 162 or GEOG 125
MATH 4B
4 UC units
Differential Equations
Take at Diablo Valley College: MATH 294
EARTH 3
4 UC units
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Diablo Valley College: GEOL 124 or GEOL 121
EARTH 4
4 UC units
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Diablo Valley College: OCEAN 102 or OCEAN 101
MATH 8
5 UC units
Transition to Higher Mathematics
Take at Diablo Valley College: MATH 289
ASTRO 1
5 UC units
Basic Astronomy
Take at Diablo Valley College: ASTRO 120
MATH 6A
4 UC units
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Diablo Valley College: MATH 292
CHEM 1C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 121 or CHEM 120
MATH 6B
4 UC units
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Diablo Valley College: MATH 292
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Diablo Valley College: GEOL 122 or GEOL 120
CHEM 2BL
2.5 UC units
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 120 or CHEM 121

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Physical Geography, B.S. - Ocean Science Emphasis to UC Santa Barbara from other colleges

Data sourced from ASSIST.org (official CCC→UC articulation) and the UC Information Center (transfer admit data), 2025–26. Skyway is an independent transfer-planning tool and is not affiliated with the University of California or ASSIST.