Physical Geography, B.S. - Ocean Science Emphasis Transfer Requirements: Santiago Canyon College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. - Ocean Science Emphasis 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)
Land, Water and Life
Take at Santiago Canyon College: GEOG 101 or GEOG 101H
People, Place and Environment
Take at Santiago Canyon College: GEOG 102H or GEOG 102
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
Basic Physics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250A
Basic Physics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250B or PHYS 250A
Understanding Data
Take at Santiago Canyon College: STAT C1000H or STAT C1000E or STAT C1000 or SOC 125 or SOC 125H
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CMPR 122 or CIS 111 or CMPR 120 or CMPR 120H
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Santiago Canyon College: GEOG 150
Differential Equations
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 287 or MATH 295
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ERTH 111
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ERTH 160
Basic Astronomy
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ASTR 102
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 280
General Chemistry
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CHEM 200A or CHEM 200B or CHEM 200AH
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 280
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ERTH 100L or ERTH 100
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CHEM 200A or CHEM 200B or CHEM 200AH
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.