Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis Transfer Requirements: Kings River College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis major from Kings River College — i.e. exactly which Kings River 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 (Kings River College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Kings River College: GEOG 5
Land, Water and Life
Take at Kings River College: GEOG 9
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Kings River College: GEOG 10
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Kings River College: STAT C1000 or PSYC 42 or STAT 7
Understanding Data
Take at Kings River College: PSYC 42 or STAT 7 or STAT C1000
General Chemistry
Take at Kings River College: CHEM 1A
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Kings River College: BIOL 2
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Kings River College: GEOL 1
Concepts of Biology
Take at Kings River College: BIOL 10H or BIOL 10 or BIOL 3
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Kings River College: CSCI 58 or IS 31
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Kings River College: MATH 5A
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Kings River College: ECON 1B
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Kings River College: ANTHRO 2
Language and Linguistics
Take at Kings River College: LING 10
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Kings River College: PSYC C1000H or PSYC C1000
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Kings River College: ANTHRO 1
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Kings River College: SOC 1A
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Kings River College: POLS 24
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Kings River College: ECON 1A or ECON 1AH
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.