Environmental Studies, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Irvine Valley College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.S. major from Irvine Valley College — i.e. exactly which Irvine Valley College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
169 / 257
Admit GPA range
3.39 - 3.81
Required courses (Irvine Valley College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Irvine Valley College: ENV 1
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Irvine Valley College: GEOL 23
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Irvine Valley College: ECON 1 or ECON 1H
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Irvine Valley College: ECON 2 or ECON 2H
Introduction to Economics
Take at Irvine Valley College: ECON 20H or ECON 20
Introduction to Environmental Economics
Take at Irvine Valley College: ECON 6 or ENV 6
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Irvine Valley College: GEOL 1
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Irvine Valley College: MS 20
Geological Catastrophes
Take at Irvine Valley College: GEOL 23
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Irvine Valley College: GEOG 10H or GEOG 10
Land, Water and Life
Take at Irvine Valley College: GEOG 1
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3AH or MATH 3A
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3BH or MATH 3B
Understanding Data
Take at Irvine Valley College: MGT 10 or ECON 10 or HLTH 10 or PSYC 10H or PSYC 10 or ECON 10H or MGT 10H or STAT C1000
Statistics for Economics
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHIL 2
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHIL 5 or POLS 5
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Irvine Valley College: ANTH 2 or ANTH 2H
People, Place and Environment
Take at Irvine Valley College: GEOG 2
Global History, Culture and Ideology
Take at Irvine Valley College: SOC 3 or GLBL 1 or SOC 3H
Global Socioeconomic and Political Processes
Take at Irvine Valley College: ECON 13
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Irvine Valley College: POLS 12H or POLS 12
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Irvine Valley College: POLS 14 or POLS 14H
American Government and Politics
Take at Irvine Valley College: POLS C1000H or POLS C1000
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Irvine Valley College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Irvine Valley College: SOC 1H or SOC 1
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.