Environmental Studies, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.S. major from Santa Monica College — i.e. exactly which Santa Monica 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 Monica College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOG 7 or ENVRN 7
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 9
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Santa Monica College: ECON 1
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Santa Monica College: ECON 2
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOL 4
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOL 32 or GEOL 31
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOG 3
Land, Water and Life
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOG 5
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 7
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8
Understanding Data
Take at Santa Monica College: STAT C1000
Statistics for Economics
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Global Feminisms and Social Justice
Take at Santa Monica College: WGS 20
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHILOS 2
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Santa Monica College: PHILOS 52 or POL SC 52 or PHILOS 51 or POL SC 51
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Santa Monica College: ANTHRO 2
People, Place and Environment
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOG 2
Global History, Culture and Ideology
Take at Santa Monica College: GLOBAL 10
Global Socioeconomic and Political Processes
Take at Santa Monica College: ECON 5 or POL SC 5 or GLOBAL 5
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Santa Monica College: POL SC 2
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Santa Monica College: POL SC 7
American Government and Politics
Take at Santa Monica College: POLS C1000
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Santa Monica College: PSYC C1000
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Santa Monica College: SOCIOL 1
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.