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Geography, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Riverside City College → UC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, B.A. major from Riverside City College — i.e. exactly which Riverside City 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
22

Required courses (Riverside City College → UC Santa Barbara)

CHEM 1A
4 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Riverside City College: CHE 1A or CHE 1AH
EEMB 21
4 UC units
General Botany
Take at Riverside City College: BIO 5
GEOG 3
5 UC units
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Riverside City College: PHS 5 or GEG 5
GEOG 4
5 UC units
Land, Water and Life
Take at Riverside City College: GEG 1H or GEG 1
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Riverside City College: GEG 2
GEOG 12
5 UC units
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Riverside City College: GEG 7 or GEG 8
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 70B or STAT C1000 or SOC 48 or PSYC 48 or STAT C1000H or STAT 13
COMM 87
5 UC units
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Riverside City College: STAT C1000H or STAT C1000 or MAT 70B or SOC 48 or PSYC 48 or STAT 13
ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Riverside City College: BIO 19
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Riverside City College: GEO 1 or GEO 1L
EARTH 4
4 UC units
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Riverside City College: OCE 1 or OCE 1L
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at Riverside City College: BIO 10 or BIO 1H or BIO 1
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Riverside City College: ECO 7H or ECO 7
POL S 7
5 UC units
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Riverside City College: POLS 4 or POLS 4H
SOC 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Riverside City College: SOC 1 or SOC 1H
LING 20
5 UC units
Language and Linguistics
Take at Riverside City College: ENGL 16 or ANT 8
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Riverside City College: ANT 1H or ANT 1
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Riverside City College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Riverside City College: ANT 2 or ANT 2H
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Riverside City College: ECO 8 or ECO 8H
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 1AH or MAT 1A
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Riverside City College: ENE 38 or CIS 30A or CIS 18A or CSC 18A or CSC 8

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.