Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis Transfer Requirements: Irvine Valley College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis 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
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
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
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
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Irvine Valley College: CS 10
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3AH or MATH 3A
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Irvine Valley College: ECON 1 or ECON 1H
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Irvine Valley College: ANTH 2 or ANTH 2H
Language and Linguistics
Take at Irvine Valley College: ANTH 3
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Irvine Valley College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Irvine Valley College: ANTH 1H or ANTH 1
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Irvine Valley College: SOC 1H or SOC 1
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Irvine Valley College: POLS 14 or POLS 14H
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Irvine Valley College: ECON 2 or ECON 2H
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.