Physical Geography, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Fresno City College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. 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).
Required courses (Fresno City College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Fresno City College: GEOG 8
Land, Water and Life
Take at Fresno City College: GEOG 1
People, Place and Environment
Take at Fresno City College: GEOG 2
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Fresno City College: MATH 5A
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Fresno City College: MATH 5B
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Fresno City College: MATH 26 or MATH 17
Basic Physics
Take at Fresno City College: PHYS 4A
Basic Physics
Take at Fresno City College: PHYS 4B or PHYS 4A
Understanding Data
Take at Fresno City College: STAT C1000 or DS 23 or MATH 42 or PSYC 42 or STAT C1000H or DS 23L
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Fresno City College: GEOL 2
Differential Equations
Take at Fresno City College: MATH 17 or MATH 7
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Fresno City College: MATH 6
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Fresno City College: GEOL 5
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Fresno City College: GEOL 1
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Fresno City College: MATH 6
General Chemistry
Take at Fresno City College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1A
Basic Astronomy
Take at Fresno City College: ASTRO 10
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Fresno City College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Fresno City College: CIT 66 or CIT 60 or CIT 95 or CIT 63
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Fresno City College: GEOG 10
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.