Physical Geography, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Irvine Valley College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, 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).
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
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
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 26 or MATH 26H
Basic Physics
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 4A
Basic Physics
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 4B or PHYS 4A or PHYS 4C
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
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Irvine Valley College: GEOL 2
Differential Equations
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 24H or MATH 24
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 4A or MATH 4AH
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Irvine Valley College: MS 20
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Irvine Valley College: GEOL 1
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 4A or MATH 4AH
General Chemistry
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1AH or CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B or CHEM 1BH
Basic Astronomy
Take at Irvine Valley College: ASTR 20 or ASTR 20H
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1AH or CHEM 1BH or CHEM 1B
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Irvine Valley College: CS 10
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Irvine Valley College: GEOG 12
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.