Physical Geography, B.S. - Ocean Science Emphasis Transfer Requirements: Imperial Valley College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. - Ocean Science Emphasis 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).
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
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 192
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 194
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 230
Basic Physics
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 200
Basic Physics
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 204 or PHYS 200
Understanding Data
Take at Imperial Valley College: PSY 214 or STAT C1000
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Imperial Valley College: CIS 202 or CS 221
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Imperial Valley College: GEOG 155
Differential Equations
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 220
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Imperial Valley College: GEOL 140
Basic Astronomy
Take at Imperial Valley College: ASTR 100
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 210
General Chemistry
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 202
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 210
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Imperial Valley College: GEOL 100
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 202
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.