Environmental Studies, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Saddleback College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.S. major from Saddleback College — i.e. exactly which Saddleback 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 (Saddleback College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Saddleback College: ENV 1 or ENV 1H
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Saddleback College: ENV 23 or GEOL 23
Introduction to the Social and Cultural Environment
Take at Saddleback College: HUM 25
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Saddleback College: ECON 4 or ECON 4H
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Saddleback College: ECON 2 or ECON 2H
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Saddleback College: GEOL 1
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Saddleback College: MS 20
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Saddleback College: GEOL 7
Land, Water and Life
Take at Saddleback College: GEOG 1 or GEOG 1H
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Saddleback College: MATH 3A or MATH 3AH
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Saddleback College: MATH 3B
Understanding Data
Take at Saddleback College: PSYC 44 or STAT C1000 or BUS 10 or STAT C1000H
Statistics for Economics
No Saddleback College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Saddleback College: PHIL 15
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Saddleback College: PS 10H
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Saddleback College: ANTH 2H or ANTH 2
People, Place and Environment
Take at Saddleback College: GEOG 2 or GEOG 2H
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Saddleback College: PS 12
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Saddleback College: PS 14
American Government and Politics
Take at Saddleback College: POLS C1000 or POLS C1000H
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Saddleback College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Saddleback College: SOC 1 or SOC 1H
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.