Mechanical Engineering, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santiago Canyon College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Mechanical Engineering, B.S. 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).
Required courses (Santiago Canyon College → UC Santa Barbara)
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 180S or MATH 180H or MATH 180
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 185
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 290 or MATH 287
Differential Equations
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 287 or MATH 295
Introduction to Programming
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ENGR 200
Statics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ENGR 220
General Chemistry
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CHEM 200A or CHEM 200B or CHEM 200AH
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 280
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 280
Basic Physics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250B or PHYS 250C
Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ENGR 225
Basic Electrical and Electronic Circuits
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ENGR 230
Basic Physics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250A
Basic Physics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250A or PHYS 250C
Basic Physics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250B or PHYS 250C
Physics Laboratory
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250A or PHYS 250B
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.