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

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

Transfer admit rate
78%
Admitted / applied
63 / 81
Admit GPA range
3.46 - 3.91
Requirements
23

Required courses (Santa Monica College → UC Santa Barbara)

GEOG 3
5 UC units
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOG 3
GEOG 4
5 UC units
Land, Water and Life
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOG 5
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Santa Monica College: STAT C1000
COMM 87
5 UC units
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Santa Monica College: STAT C1000
CHEM 1A
4 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 11
EEMB 21
4 UC units
General Botany
Take at Santa Monica College: BOTANY 1
ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 9
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOL 4
EARTH 4
4 UC units
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOL 32 or GEOL 31
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 3
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Santa Monica College: ECON 2
POL S 7
5 UC units
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Santa Monica College: POL SC 7
SOC 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Santa Monica College: SOCIOL 1
LING 20
5 UC units
Language and Linguistics
Take at Santa Monica College: LING 1
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Santa Monica College: ANTHRO 1 or ANTHRO 5
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Santa Monica College: PSYC C1000
COMM 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Communication
Take at Santa Monica College: COM ST 9
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Santa Monica College: ANTHRO 2
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Santa Monica College: ECON 1
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 7
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 87A
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOG 2
GEOG 12
5 UC units
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Santa Monica College: GIS 20 or GEOG 20

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Geography, B.A. from Santa Monica College to other UCs

Geography, B.A. to UC Santa Barbara from other colleges

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.