Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis Transfer Requirements: Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles Valley College — i.e. exactly which Los Angeles 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 (Los Angeles Valley College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: GEOG 003 or METEOR 003
Land, Water and Life
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: GEOG 017 or GEOG 001
People, Place and Environment
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: GEOG 002
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: GEOG 025
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: STAT 101 or STAT C1000E or STAT C1000 or BUS 015
Understanding Data
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: STAT 101 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E or BUS 015
Statistics for Life Sciences
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: STAT 101
General Chemistry
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: CHEM 101
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: ENV SCI 001
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: GEOLOGY 006 or GEOLOGY 001
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: OCEANO 001
Concepts of Biology
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: BIOLOGY 003
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: CS 115 or CS 119 or CS 113 or CS 111 or CS 101
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: MATH 261
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: ECON 001
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: ANTHRO 102
Language and Linguistics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: LING 001 or ENGLISH 105
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PSYC C1000
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: ANTHRO 101
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: SOC 001
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: POL SCI 007
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: ECON 002
Introduction to Communication
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: COMM 100
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.