Environmental Studies, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Mission College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.S. major from Mission College — i.e. exactly which Mission College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
169 / 257
Admit GPA range
3.39 - 3.81
Required courses (Mission College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Mission College: BIO 025 or BIO 025H
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Mission College: ECN 001B
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Mission College: ECN 001A
Land, Water and Life
Take at Mission College: GEO 001
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Mission College: MAT 003A or MAT 003AH
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Mission College: MAT 003B
Understanding Data
Take at Mission College: SOC 016 or STAT C1000H or STAT C1000E or STAT C1000
Statistics for Economics
No Mission College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Critical Race Theory
Take at Mission College: SOC 021
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Mission College: PHI 003
Introduction to Political Philosophy
No Mission College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Mission College: ANT 003
People, Place and Environment
No Mission College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Global Socioeconomic and Political Processes
Take at Mission College: ECN 006
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Mission College: POL 002
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Mission College: POL 004
American Government and Politics
Take at Mission College: POLS C1000 or POLS C1000H
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Mission College: PSYC C1000H or PSYC C1000
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Mission College: SOC 001 or SOC 001H
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.