Geography, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Los Angeles Pierce College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, B.A. major from Los Angeles Pierce College — i.e. exactly which Los Angeles Pierce 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 (Los Angeles Pierce College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: GEOG 003 or METEOR 003
Land, Water and Life
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: GEOG 017 or GEOG 001
People, Place and Environment
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: GEOG 002
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: GEOG 025 or GIS 025
Understanding Data
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: STAT C1000 or MATH 229 or SOC 125 or STAT 101 or MATH 228B
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: MATH 229 or MATH 228B or SOC 125 or STAT 101 or STAT C1000
General Chemistry
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 101
General Botany
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PLNT SC 711
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: ENV SCI 001
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: GEOLOGY 001 or GEOLOGY 006
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: OCEANO 001
Concepts of Biology
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: BIOLOGY 003
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: ECON 002
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: POL SCI 007
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: SOC 001
Language and Linguistics
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: ANTHRO 161
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: ANTHRO 101
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PSYC C1000
Introduction to Communication
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: COMM 100
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: ANTHRO 102
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: ECON 001
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: MATH 261
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CS 111 or CS 119
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.