Geography, B.A. Transfer Requirements: East Los Angeles College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, B.A. major from East Los Angeles College — i.e. exactly which East Los Angeles College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
63 / 81
Admit GPA range
3.46 - 3.91
Required courses (East Los Angeles College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at East Los Angeles College: METEOR 003 or GEOG 003
Land, Water and Life
Take at East Los Angeles College: GEOG 001
People, Place and Environment
Take at East Los Angeles College: GEOG 002
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at East Los Angeles College: GIS 025 or GEOG 025
Understanding Data
Take at East Los Angeles College: STAT C1000E or PSYCH 091 or BUS 015 or PSYCH 093 or ECON 020 or STAT C1000
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at East Los Angeles College: PSYCH 091 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E
General Chemistry
Take at East Los Angeles College: CHEM 101
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at East Los Angeles College: ENV SCI 001
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at East Los Angeles College: GEOLOGY 006 or GEOLOGY 001 or GEOLOGY 004
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at East Los Angeles College: OCEANO 001
Concepts of Biology
Take at East Los Angeles College: BIOLOGY 003
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at East Los Angeles College: ECON 002
Introduction to International Relations
Take at East Los Angeles College: POL SCI 007
Introduction to Sociology
Take at East Los Angeles College: SOC 001
Language and Linguistics
Take at East Los Angeles College: ANTHRO 104 or LING 001
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at East Los Angeles College: ANTHRO 101
Introduction to Psychology
Take at East Los Angeles College: PSYC C1000
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at East Los Angeles College: ANTHRO 102
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at East Los Angeles College: ECON 001
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 261 or MATH 261S
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at East Los Angeles College: CS 111 or CS 113 or CS 119
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
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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.