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

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis 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
78%
Admitted / applied
63 / 81
Admit GPA range
3.46 - 3.91
Requirements
21

Required courses (Rancho Santiago College → UC Santa Barbara)

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
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOG 102
GEOG 12
5 UC units
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOG 155
COMM 87
5 UC units
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Rancho Santiago College: STAT C1000H or STAT C1000 or PSYC 210 or STAT C1000E
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Rancho Santiago College: STAT C1000E or STAT C1000H or STAT C1000 or PSYC 210
CHEM 1A
4 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 219 or CHEM 219H
ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Rancho Santiago College: BIOL 259 or ENVR 259
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
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: BIOL 109H or BIOL 109
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CMPR 112 or CMPR 120 or CMPR 114
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 180
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ECON 121
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ANTH 100H or ANTH 100
LING 20
5 UC units
Language and Linguistics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ENGL 104 or ANTH 104 or ANTH 104H or ENGL 104H
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ANTH 101
SOC 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: SOC 100 or SOC 100H
POL S 7
5 UC units
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Rancho Santiago College: POLT 220
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ECON 120

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.