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Geography, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Santa Barbara City College → UC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, B.A. 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).

Transfer admit rate
78%
Admitted / applied
63 / 81
Admit GPA range
3.46 - 3.91
Requirements
24

Required courses (Santa Barbara City College → UC Santa Barbara)

GEOG 3
5 UC units
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Santa Barbara City College: GEOG 152 or ERTH 152
GEOG 4
5 UC units
Land, Water and Life
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 141 or GEOG 101
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Santa Barbara City College: GEOG 105 or ERTH 142 or GEOG 102
GEOG 12
5 UC units
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 171 or GEOG 171
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
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
COMM 87
5 UC units
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Santa Barbara City College: SOC 125 or STAT C1000 or PSY 150 or MATH 117A or MATH 117B
CHEM 1A
4 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHEM 155
EEMB 21
4 UC units
General Botany
Take at Santa Barbara City College: BOT 100
ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 115 or ENVS 115
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 111L or ERTH 111 or ERTH 111H
EARTH 4
4 UC units
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 151 or ERTH 151L
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: BIOL 100
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ECON 102H or ECON 102
POL S 7
5 UC units
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Santa Barbara City College: POLS 121 or POLS 121H
SOC 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: SOC 101 or SOC 101H
LING 20
5 UC units
Language and Linguistics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ANTH 104
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ANTH 101 or ANTH 101H
ENV S 3
5 UC units
Introduction to the Social and Cultural Environment
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ENVS 112 or HIST 112
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
COMM 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Communication
Take at Santa Barbara City College: COMM 101
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ANTH 103 or ANTH 109 or ANTH 103H
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ECON 101 or ECON 101H
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 150
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CIS 119 or CS 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.