Environmental Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Santiago Canyon College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.A. major from Santiago Canyon College — i.e. exactly which Santiago Canyon 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 (Santiago Canyon College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Santiago Canyon College: BIOL 259
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ECON 101
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ECON 102
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ERTH 100L or ERTH 100
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ERTH 160
Land, Water and Life
Take at Santiago Canyon College: GEOG 101 or GEOG 101H
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHIL 108
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Santiago Canyon College: POLT 230
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ANTH 100 or ANTH 100H
People, Place and Environment
Take at Santiago Canyon College: GEOG 102H or GEOG 102
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: SOC 100 or SOC 100H
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: POLT 201
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Santiago Canyon College: POLT 220
American Government and Politics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: POLS C1000H or POLS C1000
Understanding Data
Take at Santiago Canyon College: STAT C1000H or STAT C1000E or STAT C1000 or SOC 125 or SOC 125H
Statistics for Economics
No Santiago Canyon College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 185
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 150 or MATH 150S
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 180S or MATH 180H or MATH 180
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 150 or MATH 150S
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.