Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis Transfer Requirements: El Camino College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis major from El Camino College — i.e. exactly which El Camino 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 (El Camino College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at El Camino College: GEOG 9
Land, Water and Life
Take at El Camino College: GEOG 1
People, Place and Environment
Take at El Camino College: GEOG 2
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at El Camino College: GEOG 8
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at El Camino College: STAT C1000 or SOCI 109A or PSYC 109A or STAT C1000H or BUS 116
Understanding Data
Take at El Camino College: PSYC 109A or SOCI 109A or STAT C1000H or STAT C1000 or BUS 116
General Chemistry
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 1A
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at El Camino College: BIOL 15
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at El Camino College: GEOL 3 or GEOL 1
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at El Camino College: OCEA 10 or OCEA 10H
Concepts of Biology
Take at El Camino College: BIOL 10 or BIOL 10H
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at El Camino College: CSCI 14
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at El Camino College: MATH 190
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at El Camino College: ECON 102
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at El Camino College: ANTH 2H or ANTH 2
Language and Linguistics
Take at El Camino College: ANTH 4 or ANTH 4H
Introduction to Psychology
Take at El Camino College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at El Camino College: ANTH 1H or ANTH 1
Introduction to Sociology
Take at El Camino College: SOCI 101 or SOCI 101H
Introduction to International Relations
Take at El Camino College: POLI 10 or POLI 10H
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at El Camino College: ECON 101H or ECON 101
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.