Environmental Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Foothill College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.A. major from Foothill College — i.e. exactly which Foothill College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
169 / 257
Admit GPA range
3.39 - 3.81
Required courses (Foothill College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Foothill College: BIOL 9L or BIOL 9
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Foothill College: ECON 1B
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Foothill College: ECON 1A
Land, Water and Life
Take at Foothill College: GEOG 1
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Foothill College: PHIL 8
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Foothill College: POLI 3H or POLI 3
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Foothill College: ANTH 2AH or ANTH 2A
People, Place and Environment
Take at Foothill College: GEOG 2
Global History, Culture and Ideology
Take at Foothill College: GLST 1 or GLST 1H
Global Socioeconomic and Political Processes
Take at Foothill College: GLST 2
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Foothill College: PSYC C1000H or PSYC C1000
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Foothill College: SOC 1 or SOC 1H
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Foothill College: POLI 2H or POLI 2
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Foothill College: POLI 15H or POLI 15
American Government and Politics
Take at Foothill College: POLS C1000
Understanding Data
Take at Foothill College: PSYC 7 or SOC 7 or MATH 17 or STAT C1000
Statistics for Economics
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1BH or MATH 1C or MATH 1B
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Foothill College: MATH 12
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1AH or MATH 1A
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Foothill College: MATH 12
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.