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Physical Geography, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Golden West College → UC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. 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).

Required courses (Golden West College → UC Santa Barbara)

GEOG 3
5 UC units
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Golden West College: GEOG G130
GEOG 4
5 UC units
Land, Water and Life
Take at Golden West College: GEOG G180
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Golden West College: GEOG G185
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Golden West College: MATH G180
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Golden West College: MATH G185
MATH 4A
4 UC units
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Golden West College: MATH G285
PHYS 1
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Golden West College: PHYS G185
PHYS 2
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Golden West College: PHYS G185 or PHYS G285
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Golden West College: STAT C1000E or SOC G125 or ECON G160 or STAT C1000 or PSYC G140
PSTAT 5LS
5 UC units
Statistics for Life Sciences
No Golden West College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EARTH 3
4 UC units
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Golden West College: GEOL G120
MATH 4B
4 UC units
Differential Equations
Take at Golden West College: MATH G285
MATH 6A
4 UC units
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Golden West College: MATH G280
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Golden West College: GEOL G110
MATH 8
5 UC units
Transition to Higher Mathematics
Take at Golden West College: MATH G287
MATH 6B
4 UC units
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Golden West College: MATH G280
CHEM 1C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Golden West College: CHEM G185 or CHEM G180
ASTRO 1
5 UC units
Basic Astronomy
Take at Golden West College: ASTR G100
CHEM 2BL
2.5 UC units
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Golden West College: CHEM G180 or CHEM G185
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Golden West College: CS G131 or CS G153
GEOG 12
5 UC units
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Golden West College: GEOG G190

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Physical Geography, B.S. to UC Santa Barbara from other colleges

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.