Physical Geography, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Rancho Santiago College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, 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).
Required courses (Rancho Santiago College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOG 130
Land, Water and Life
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOG 101
People, Place and Environment
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOG 102
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 180
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 185
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 287
Basic Physics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 217
Basic Physics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 217 or PHYS 227 or PHYS 237
Understanding Data
Take at Rancho Santiago College: STAT C1000E or STAT C1000H or STAT C1000 or PSYC 210
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOL 201
Differential Equations
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 287
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 280
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOL 150 or ERTH 150 or GEOL 150H or ERTH 150H
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOL 101L or GEOL 101
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 280
General Chemistry
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 229 or CHEM 219H or CHEM 219
Basic Astronomy
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ASTR 110
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 219 or CHEM 229 or CHEM 219H
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CMPR 112 or CMPR 120 or CMPR 114
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOG 155
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.