Geophysics Transfer Requirements: Santa Barbara City College → UCLA
The official course articulation for transferring into UCLA’s Geophysics (B.S.) major from Santa Barbara City College — i.e. exactly which Santa Barbara City College courses satisfy each UCLA major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Santa Barbara City College → UCLA)
Mineralogy: Earth and Planetary Materials
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 125
Introduction to Computing for Geoscientists
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Differential and Integral Calculus
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 150
Integration and Infinite Series
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 160
Calculus of Several Variables
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 200
Calculus of Several Variables
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 200
Linear Algebra and Applications
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 210
Differential Equations
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 220
Blue Planet: Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Santa Barbara City College: BIOL 124 or ERTH 151 or ERTH 151L
Introduction to Earth Science
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 111 or ERTH 111L
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHYS 123
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.