Physical Geography, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, 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).
Required courses (Santa Monica College → UC Santa Barbara)
People, Place and Environment
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOG 2
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
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 13
Basic Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 23 or PHYSCS 21
Basic Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 21
Understanding Data
Take at Santa Monica College: STAT C1000
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 11 or CHEM 12
Basic Astronomy
Take at Santa Monica College: ASTRON 1
General Chemistry
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 12 or CHEM 11
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 11
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOL 4
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOL 32 or GEOL 31
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 11
Differential Equations
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 15
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOL 5
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 87A
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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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.