Geography, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Palomar College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, 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
63 / 81
Admit GPA range
3.46 - 3.91
Required courses (Palomar College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Palomar College: GEOG 110
Land, Water and Life
Take at Palomar College: GEOG 100
People, Place and Environment
Take at Palomar College: GEOG 105
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Palomar College: GEOG 120
Understanding Data
Take at Palomar College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E or PSYC 205 or SOC 205 or SOC 180 or BUS 204
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Palomar College: STAT C1000E or PSYC 205 or SOC 205 or STAT C1000 or BUS 204 or SOC 180
General Chemistry
Take at Palomar College: CHEM 110
General Botany
Take at Palomar College: BIOL 125 or BIOL 126
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Palomar College: GEOG 115 or ES 115
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Palomar College: GEOL 100 or GEOL 100L
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Palomar College: OCN 100
Concepts of Biology
Take at Palomar College: BIOL 101 or BIOL 100
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Palomar College: ECON 101
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Palomar College: POSC 110
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Palomar College: SOC 100
Language and Linguistics
Take at Palomar College: ENG 150 or ANTH 107
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Palomar College: ANTH 100 or ANTH 101
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Palomar College: PSYC C1000
Introduction to Communication
Take at Palomar College: SPCH 115 or SPCH 170 or COMM 100
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Palomar College: ANTH 105
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Palomar College: ECON 102
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Palomar College: MATH 140 or MATH 140E
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Palomar College: CSIT 175
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.