Physical Geography, B.S. Transfer Requirements: San Diego Mesa College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. 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).
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
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 150
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 151
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 254
Basic Physics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHYS 195
Basic Physics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHYS 195
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
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: GEOL 111
Differential Equations
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 255
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 252
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 110 or OCEA 101
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: GEOL 100 or GEOL 101
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 252
General Chemistry
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 201 or CHEM 200
Basic Astronomy
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ASTR 101
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 200L or CHEM 201 or CHEM 201L
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CISC 190 or CISC 179
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at San Diego Mesa College: GISG 104
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.