Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis Transfer Requirements: Rio Hondo College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis major from Rio Hondo College — i.e. exactly which Rio Hondo 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 (Rio Hondo College → UC Santa Barbara)
Land, Water and Life
Take at Rio Hondo College: GEOG 101
People, Place and Environment
Take at Rio Hondo College: GEOG 102
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Rio Hondo College: GIS 120
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Rio Hondo College: PSY 190 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H
Understanding Data
Take at Rio Hondo College: PSY 190 or STAT C1000H or STAT C1000
General Chemistry
Take at Rio Hondo College: CHEM 130
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Rio Hondo College: BIOL 120
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Rio Hondo College: GEOL 151 or GEOL 150
Concepts of Biology
Take at Rio Hondo College: BIOL 101
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Rio Hondo College: CIT 127 or CIT 135
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Rio Hondo College: MATH 190 or MATH 190H
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Rio Hondo College: ECON 102 or ECON 102H
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Rio Hondo College: ANTH 102H or ANTH 102
Language and Linguistics
Take at Rio Hondo College: ANTH 104 or ENGL 127 or ENGL 127H
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Rio Hondo College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Rio Hondo College: ANTH 101H or ANTH 101
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Rio Hondo College: SOC 101 or SOC 101H
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Rio Hondo College: POLS 140
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Rio Hondo College: ECON 101H or ECON 101
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
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