Environmental Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Fresno City College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.A. major from Fresno City College — i.e. exactly which Fresno City 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 (Fresno City College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Fresno City College: GEOL 12
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Fresno City College: ECON 40H or ECON 40
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Fresno City College: ECON 50H or ECON 50
Introduction to Economics
Take at Fresno City College: ECON 25
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Fresno City College: GEOL 1
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Fresno City College: GEOL 5
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Fresno City College: GEOG 8
Land, Water and Life
Take at Fresno City College: GEOG 1
Critical Race Theory
Take at Fresno City College: AFRAM 2
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Fresno City College: PHIL 1C or PHIL 1CH
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Fresno City College: POLS 3
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Fresno City College: ANTHRO 2 or ANTHRO 2H
People, Place and Environment
Take at Fresno City College: GEOG 2
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Fresno City College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Fresno City College: SOC 1AH or SOC 1A
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Fresno City College: POLS 5
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Fresno City College: POLS 24
American Government and Politics
Take at Fresno City College: POLS C1000H or POLS C1000
Understanding Data
Take at Fresno City College: STAT C1000 or DS 23 or MATH 42 or PSYC 42 or STAT C1000H or DS 23L
Statistics for Economics
No Fresno City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Fresno City College: MATH 5B
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Fresno City College: MATH 5A
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.