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Environmental Studies, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Rancho Santiago College → UC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.S. major from Rancho Santiago College — i.e. exactly which Rancho Santiago College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Transfer admit rate
66%
Admitted / applied
169 / 257
Admit GPA range
3.39 - 3.81
Requirements
22

Required courses (Rancho Santiago College → UC Santa Barbara)

ENV S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ENVR 200 or BIOL 200
ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Rancho Santiago College: BIOL 259 or ENVR 259
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ECON 121
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ECON 120
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOL 101L or GEOL 101
EARTH 4
4 UC units
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOL 150 or ERTH 150 or GEOL 150H or ERTH 150H
EARTH 20
4 UC units
Geological Catastrophes
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOL 140 or ENVR 140
GEOG 3
5 UC units
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOG 130
GEOG 4
5 UC units
Land, Water and Life
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOG 101
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 180
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 185
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Rancho Santiago College: STAT C1000E or STAT C1000H or STAT C1000 or PSYC 210
ECON 5
5 UC units
Statistics for Economics
No Rancho Santiago College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHIL 108
POL S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Rancho Santiago College: POLT 200 or POLT 200H
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ANTH 100H or ANTH 100
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOG 102
POL S 6
5 UC units
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: POLT 201
POL S 7
5 UC units
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Rancho Santiago College: POLT 220
POL S 12
5 UC units
American Government and Politics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: POLS C1000H or POLS C1000
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
SOC 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: SOC 100 or SOC 100H

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.