Environmental Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Palomar College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.A. major from Palomar College — i.e. exactly which Palomar 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 (Palomar College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Palomar College: GEOG 115 or ES 115
Applied Ecology
Take at Palomar College: BIOL 118
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Palomar College: ECON 102
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Palomar College: ECON 101
Introduction to Economics
Take at Palomar College: ECON 100
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Palomar College: GEOL 100 or GEOL 100L
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Palomar College: OCN 100
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Palomar College: GEOG 110
Land, Water and Life
Take at Palomar College: GEOG 100
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Palomar College: PHIL 121
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Palomar College: ANTH 105
People, Place and Environment
Take at Palomar College: GEOG 105
Global History, Culture and Ideology
Take at Palomar College: GBST 101
Global Socioeconomic and Political Processes
Take at Palomar College: GBST 102
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Palomar College: PSYC C1000
Introduction to the Study of Religion
Take at Palomar College: RS 105
Introduction to Native American Religious Studies
Take at Palomar College: AIS 150
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Palomar College: SOC 100
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Palomar College: POSC 100 or POSC 103
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Palomar College: POSC 110
American Government and Politics
Take at Palomar College: POLS C1000
Understanding Data
Take at Palomar College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E or PSYC 205 or SOC 205 or SOC 180 or BUS 204
Statistics for Economics
No Palomar College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Palomar College: MATH 141 or MATH 141E
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Palomar College: MATH 130E or MATH 130
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Palomar College: MATH 140 or MATH 140E
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Palomar College: MATH 130E or MATH 130
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.