Geography, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Golden West College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, B.A. major from Golden West College — i.e. exactly which Golden West 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 (Golden West College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Golden West College: GEOG G130
Land, Water and Life
Take at Golden West College: GEOG G180
People, Place and Environment
Take at Golden West College: GEOG G185
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Golden West College: GEOG G190
Understanding Data
Take at Golden West College: STAT C1000E or SOC G125 or ECON G160 or STAT C1000 or PSYC G140
Statistics for Life Sciences
No Golden West College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Golden West College: ECON G160 or STAT C1000E or STAT C1000 or PSYC G140 or SOC G125
General Chemistry
Take at Golden West College: CHEM G180
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Golden West College: GEOL G110
Concepts of Biology
Take at Golden West College: BIOL G100
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Golden West College: ECON G175
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Golden West College: PSCI G110
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Golden West College: SOC G100
Language and Linguistics
Take at Golden West College: ANTH G190
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Golden West College: ANTH G185
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Golden West College: PSYC C1000
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Golden West College: ANTH G100
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Golden West College: ECON G170
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Golden West College: MATH G180
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Golden West College: CS G131 or CS G153
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.