Physical Geography, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Shasta College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. major from Shasta College — i.e. exactly which Shasta College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Shasta College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Shasta College: ESCI 14
Land, Water and Life
Take at Shasta College: GEOG 1A
People, Place and Environment
Take at Shasta College: GEOG 1B
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Shasta College: MATH 3A or MATH 3AS
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Shasta College: MATH 3B
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Shasta College: MATH 6
Basic Physics
Take at Shasta College: PHYS 4A
Basic Physics
Take at Shasta College: PHYS 4A
Understanding Data
Take at Shasta College: SOC 3 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Shasta College: ESCI 2
Differential Equations
Take at Shasta College: MATH 4B
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Shasta College: MATH 4A
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Shasta College: ESCI 15
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Shasta College: ESCI 1
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Shasta College: MATH 4A
General Chemistry
Take at Shasta College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
Basic Astronomy
Take at Shasta College: ASTR 3
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Shasta College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Shasta College: CIS 62 or CIS 60
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Shasta College: GEOG 10
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.