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Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis Transfer Requirements: Porterville College → UC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis major from Porterville College — i.e. exactly which Porterville College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Transfer admit rate
78%
Admitted / applied
63 / 81
Admit GPA range
3.46 - 3.91
Requirements
18

Required courses (Porterville College → UC Santa Barbara)

GEOG 4
5 UC units
Land, Water and Life
Take at Porterville College: GEOG P114 or ERSC P114
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Porterville College: GEOG P113
COMM 87
5 UC units
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Porterville College: STAT C1000
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Porterville College: BSAD P155 or STAT C1000
CHEM 1A
4 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Porterville College: CHEM P101A
ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Porterville College: ERSC P115 or BIOL P115
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Porterville College: GEOL P110
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at Porterville College: BIOL P110
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Porterville College: INFS P113 or ENGR P120
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Porterville College: MATH P103
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Porterville College: ECON P101
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Porterville College: ANTH P102
LING 20
5 UC units
Language and Linguistics
Take at Porterville College: LING P100
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Porterville College: PSYC C1000
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Porterville College: ANTH P101
SOC 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Porterville College: SOCI P101
POL S 7
5 UC units
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Porterville College: POLS P103
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Porterville College: ECON P102

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis to UC Santa Barbara from other colleges

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.