Physical Geography, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Grossmont College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. major from Grossmont College — i.e. exactly which Grossmont College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Grossmont College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Grossmont College: GEOG 140
Land, Water and Life
Take at Grossmont College: GEOG 120
People, Place and Environment
Take at Grossmont College: GEOG 130
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Grossmont College: MATH 180
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Grossmont College: MATH 280
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Grossmont College: MATH 284
Basic Physics
Take at Grossmont College: PHYC 201
Basic Physics
Take at Grossmont College: PHYC 201 or PHYC 202
Understanding Data
Take at Grossmont College: ANTH 215 or PSY 215 or SOC 215 or ECON 215 or STAT C1000
Statistics for Life Sciences
Take at Grossmont College: BIO 215
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Grossmont College: GEOL 121
Differential Equations
Take at Grossmont College: MATH 285
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Grossmont College: MATH 281
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Grossmont College: OCEA 112
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Grossmont College: GEOL 110 or GEOL 111
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Grossmont College: MATH 281
General Chemistry
Take at Grossmont College: CHEM 141 or CHEM 142
Basic Astronomy
Take at Grossmont College: ASTR 110
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Grossmont College: CHEM 141 or CHEM 142
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Grossmont College: CSIS 119 or CSIS 250
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Grossmont College: GEOG 104
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.