Environmental Studies, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Norco College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.S. major from Norco College — i.e. exactly which Norco 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 (Norco College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Norco College: BIO 19
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Norco College: ECO 8 or ECO 8H
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Norco College: ECO 7 or ECO 7H
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Norco College: GEG 5
Land, Water and Life
Take at Norco College: GEG 1 or GEG 1H
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Norco College: MAT 1AH or MAT 1A
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Norco College: MAT 1B
Understanding Data
Take at Norco College: MAT 70B or PSYC 48 or SOC 48 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H or STAT 13
Statistics for Economics
No Norco College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Critical Race Theory
Take at Norco College: SOC 10 or SOC 10H
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Norco College: PHI 12
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Norco College: POLS 11
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Norco College: ANT 2
People, Place and Environment
Take at Norco College: GEG 2
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Norco College: POLS 2
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Norco College: POLS 4 or POLS 4H
American Government and Politics
Take at Norco College: POLS C1000 or POLS C1000H
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Norco College: PSYC C1000H or PSYC C1000
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Norco College: SOC 1 or SOC 1H
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.