Physical Geography, B.S. - Ocean Science Emphasis Transfer Requirements: Merced College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. - Ocean Science Emphasis major from Merced College — i.e. exactly which Merced College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Merced College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Merced College: GEOG -15
Land, Water and Life
Take at Merced College: GEOG -01
People, Place and Environment
Take at Merced College: GEOG -12
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Merced College: MATH -04AS or MATH -04A
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Merced College: MATH -04B
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Merced College: MATH -09 or MATH -08
Basic Physics
Take at Merced College: PHYS -04A
Basic Physics
Take at Merced College: PHYS -04A or PHYS -04C
Understanding Data
Take at Merced College: STAT C1000E or PSYC -05 or STAT C1000 or MATH -11 or MATH -32
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Merced College: CTIS -04 or CTIS -14 or CPSC -06 or ENGR -20 or CPSC -20
Differential Equations
Take at Merced College: MATH -09 or MATH -06
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Merced College: GEOL -02
Basic Astronomy
Take at Merced College: ASTR -01
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Merced College: MATH -04C
General Chemistry
Take at Merced College: CHEM -04B or CHEM -04A
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Merced College: MATH -04C
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Merced College: GEOL -01
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Merced College: CHEM -04A or CHEM -04B
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.