Geography, B.A. Transfer Requirements: San Diego Mesa College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, B.A. major from San Diego Mesa College — i.e. exactly which San Diego Mesa 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 (San Diego Mesa College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHYN 114
Land, Water and Life
Take at San Diego Mesa College: GEOG 101
People, Place and Environment
Take at San Diego Mesa College: GEOG 102
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at San Diego Mesa College: GISG 104
Understanding Data
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLI 201 or PSYC 258 or STAT C1000 or BUSE 115
Statistics for Life Sciences
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 200
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLI 201 or BIOL 200 or PSYC 258 or STAT C1000 or BUSE 115
General Chemistry
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 200
General Botany
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 250
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 120
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: GEOL 100 or GEOL 101
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 110 or OCEA 101
Concepts of Biology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 107
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ECON 120
Introduction to International Relations
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLI 140
Introduction to Sociology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: SOCO 101
Language and Linguistics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ENGL 202
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ANTH 102
Introduction to Psychology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PSYC C1000
Introduction to Communication
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ANTH 103
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ECON 121
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 150
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CISC 190 or CISC 179
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.