Geography, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Imperial Valley College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, B.A. major from Imperial Valley College — i.e. exactly which Imperial Valley 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 (Imperial Valley College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Imperial Valley College: GEOL 130
Land, Water and Life
Take at Imperial Valley College: GEOG 100
People, Place and Environment
Take at Imperial Valley College: GEOG 102
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Imperial Valley College: GEOG 155
Understanding Data
Take at Imperial Valley College: PSY 214 or STAT C1000
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Imperial Valley College: PSY 214 or STAT C1000
General Chemistry
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 200
General Botany
Take at Imperial Valley College: BIOL 140
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Imperial Valley College: AG 110 or ENVS 110
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Imperial Valley College: GEOL 100
Concepts of Biology
Take at Imperial Valley College: BIOL 100
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Imperial Valley College: ECON 102
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Imperial Valley College: POLS 106
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Imperial Valley College: SOC 101
Language and Linguistics
Take at Imperial Valley College: ENGL 270
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Imperial Valley College: ANTH 100
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Imperial Valley College: PSYC C1000
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Imperial Valley College: ANTH 102
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Imperial Valley College: ECON 101
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 192
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Imperial Valley College: CIS 202 or CS 221
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.