Physical Geography, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Los Angeles Valley College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. 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).
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
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: MATH 261
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: MATH 262
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: MATH 270
Basic Physics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHYSICS 037
Basic Physics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHYSICS 039 or PHYSICS 038 or PHYSICS 037
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
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: GEOLOGY 002 or GEOLOGY 007
Differential Equations
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: MATH 275
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: MATH 263
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: OCEANO 001
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: GEOLOGY 006 or GEOLOGY 001
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: MATH 263
General Chemistry
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: CHEM 102 or CHEM 101
Basic Astronomy
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: ASTRON 001
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: CHEM 101 or CHEM 102
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: CS 115 or CS 119 or CS 113 or CS 111 or CS 101
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: GEOG 025
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.