Geography, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Irvine Valley College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, B.A. 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
63 / 81
Admit GPA range
3.46 - 3.91
Required courses (Irvine Valley College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Irvine Valley College: GEOG 10H or GEOG 10
Land, Water and Life
Take at Irvine Valley College: GEOG 1
People, Place and Environment
Take at Irvine Valley College: GEOG 2
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Irvine Valley College: GEOG 12
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
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Irvine Valley College: HLTH 10 or PSYC 10H or STAT C1000 or MGT 10 or ECON 10 or ECON 10H or MGT 10H or PSYC 10
General Chemistry
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1AH
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Irvine Valley College: GEOL 23
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Irvine Valley College: GEOL 1
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Irvine Valley College: MS 20
Concepts of Biology
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 1H or BIO 1
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Irvine Valley College: ECON 2 or ECON 2H
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Irvine Valley College: POLS 14 or POLS 14H
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Irvine Valley College: SOC 1H or SOC 1
Language and Linguistics
Take at Irvine Valley College: ANTH 3
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Irvine Valley College: ANTH 1H or ANTH 1
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Irvine Valley College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Irvine Valley College: ANTH 2 or ANTH 2H
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Irvine Valley College: ECON 1 or ECON 1H
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3AH or MATH 3A
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Irvine Valley College: CS 10
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.