Physical Geography, B.S. - Ocean Science Emphasis Transfer Requirements: Santa Barbara City College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. - Ocean Science Emphasis 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).
Required courses (Santa Barbara City College → UC Santa Barbara)
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
People, Place and Environment
Take at Santa Barbara City College: GEOG 105 or ERTH 142 or GEOG 102
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
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 210
Basic Physics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHYS 121
Basic Physics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHYS 121 or PHYS 122 or PHYS 123
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
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CIS 119 or CS 104
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 171 or GEOG 171
Differential Equations
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 220
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 112 or ERTH 112L
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 151 or ERTH 151L
Transition to Higher Mathematics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 180
Basic Astronomy
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 101 or ERTH 101H
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 200
General Chemistry
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHEM 155 or CHEM 156
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 200
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 111L or ERTH 111 or ERTH 111H
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHEM 155 or CHEM 156
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.