Environmental Studies, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santa Barbara City College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.S. major from Santa Barbara City College — i.e. exactly which Santa Barbara 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 (Santa Barbara City College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ENVS 110
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 115 or ENVS 115
Introduction to the Social and Cultural Environment
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ENVS 112 or HIST 112
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ECON 101 or ECON 101H
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ECON 102H or ECON 102
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 111L or ERTH 111 or ERTH 111H
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 151 or ERTH 151L
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Santa Barbara City College: GEOG 152 or ERTH 152
Land, Water and Life
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 141 or GEOG 101
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 150
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 160
Understanding Data
Take at Santa Barbara City College: SOC 125 or PSY 150 or CS 118 or MATH 118 or MATH 117A or MATH 117B or STAT C1000
Statistics for Economics
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Critical Race Theory
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ETHS 107 or SOC 107
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHIL 101 or PHIL 101H
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Santa Barbara City College: POLS 132
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ANTH 103 or ANTH 109 or ANTH 103H
People, Place and Environment
Take at Santa Barbara City College: GEOG 105 or ERTH 142 or GEOG 102
Global History, Culture and Ideology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: GLST 101
Global Socioeconomic and Political Processes
Take at Santa Barbara City College: GLST 102
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: POLS 131
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Santa Barbara City College: POLS 121 or POLS 121H
American Government and Politics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: POLS C1000
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Introduction to the Study of Religion
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHIL 206
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: SOC 101 or SOC 101H
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.