Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis Transfer Requirements: Foothill College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis 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
63 / 81
Admit GPA range
3.46 - 3.91
Required courses (Foothill College → UC Santa Barbara)
Land, Water and Life
Take at Foothill College: GEOG 1
People, Place and Environment
Take at Foothill College: GEOG 2
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Foothill College: GEOG 11 or GIST 11
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Foothill College: STAT C1000 or PSYC 7 or SOC 7
Understanding Data
Take at Foothill College: PSYC 7 or SOC 7 or MATH 17 or STAT C1000
General Chemistry
Take at Foothill College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Foothill College: BIOL 9L or BIOL 9
Concepts of Biology
Take at Foothill College: BIOL 10
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Foothill College: C S 1A or C S 49 or C S 3A
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1AH or MATH 1A
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Foothill College: ECON 1B
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Foothill College: ANTH 2AH or ANTH 2A
Language and Linguistics
Take at Foothill College: ANTH 14
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Foothill College: PSYC C1000H or PSYC C1000
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Foothill College: ANTH 1H or ANTH 1
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Foothill College: SOC 1 or SOC 1H
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Foothill College: POLI 15H or POLI 15
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Foothill College: ECON 1A
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.