Physical Geography, B.S. Transfer Requirements: East Los Angeles College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. 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).
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
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 261 or MATH 261S
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 262
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 270
Basic Physics
Take at East Los Angeles College: PHYSICS 101
Basic Physics
Take at East Los Angeles College: PHYSICS 101 or PHYSICS 102
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
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at East Los Angeles College: GEOLOGY 002 or GEOLOGY 007
Differential Equations
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 275
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 263
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at East Los Angeles College: OCEANO 001
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at East Los Angeles College: GEOLOGY 006 or GEOLOGY 001 or GEOLOGY 004
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 263
General Chemistry
Take at East Los Angeles College: CHEM 101 or CHEM 102
Basic Astronomy
Take at East Los Angeles College: ASTRON 001
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at East Los Angeles College: CHEM 101 or CHEM 102
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at East Los Angeles College: CS 111 or CS 113 or CS 119
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at East Los Angeles College: GIS 025 or GEOG 025
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.