Environmental Studies, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Sacramento City College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.S. major from Sacramento City College — i.e. exactly which Sacramento City College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
169 / 257
Admit GPA range
3.39 - 3.81
Required courses (Sacramento City College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Sacramento City College: GEOG 302
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Sacramento City College: BIOL 350
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Sacramento City College: ECON 304
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Sacramento City College: ECON 302
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Sacramento City College: GEOL 300 or GEOL 301
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Sacramento City College: GEOG 308
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Sacramento City College: GEOG 306
Land, Water and Life
Take at Sacramento City College: GEOG 300
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 400
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 401
Understanding Data
Take at Sacramento City College: STAT C1000 or PSYC 330 or ECON 310 or STAT C1000H
Statistics for Economics
No Sacramento City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Critical Race Theory
Take at Sacramento City College: SOC 321
Global Feminisms and Social Justice
Take at Sacramento City College: WGS 302 or SOC 345
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Sacramento City College: PHIL 310
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Sacramento City College: POLS 320 or POLS 322
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Sacramento City College: ANTH 310 or ANTH 481
People, Place and Environment
Take at Sacramento City College: GEOG 310
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Sacramento City College: POLS 302
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Sacramento City College: POLS 310 or POLS 480
American Government and Politics
Take at Sacramento City College: POLS C1000H or POLS C1000
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Sacramento City College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC 480
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Sacramento City College: SOC 300
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.