Physical Geography, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Rio Hondo College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. 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).
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
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Rio Hondo College: MATH 190 or MATH 190H
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Rio Hondo College: MATH 191
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Rio Hondo College: MATH 260 or MATH 251
Basic Physics
Take at Rio Hondo College: PHY 211
Basic Physics
Take at Rio Hondo College: PHY 212 or PHY 213 or PHY 211
Understanding Data
Take at Rio Hondo College: PSY 190 or STAT C1000H or STAT C1000
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Rio Hondo College: GEOL 152L or GEOL 152
Differential Equations
Take at Rio Hondo College: MATH 251 or MATH 270
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Rio Hondo College: MATH 250
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Rio Hondo College: GEOL 151 or GEOL 150
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Rio Hondo College: MATH 250
General Chemistry
Take at Rio Hondo College: CHEM 130 or CHEM 140
Basic Astronomy
Take at Rio Hondo College: ASTR 110H or ASTR 110
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Rio Hondo College: CHEM 130 or CHEM 140
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Rio Hondo College: CIT 127 or CIT 135
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Rio Hondo College: GIS 120
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.