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Geography, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Sierra College → UC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, B.A. major from Sierra College — i.e. exactly which Sierra College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Transfer admit rate
78%
Admitted / applied
63 / 81
Admit GPA range
3.46 - 3.91
Requirements
22

Required courses (Sierra College → UC Santa Barbara)

GEOG 3
5 UC units
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Sierra College: GEOG 4
GEOG 4
5 UC units
Land, Water and Life
Take at Sierra College: GEOG 1
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Sierra College: GEOG 2
GEOG 12
5 UC units
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Sierra College: GEOG 90
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Sierra College: STAT C1000 or PSYC 142 or SOC 15 or STAT C1000E
COMM 87
5 UC units
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Sierra College: STAT C1000 or PSYC 142 or SOC 15 or STAT C1000E
CHEM 1A
4 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Sierra College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 3A or CHEM 3B
ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Sierra College: BIOL 14 or ESS 14
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Sierra College: ESCI 1L or ESCI 1
EARTH 4
4 UC units
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Sierra College: ESCI 15 or ESCI 15L
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at Sierra College: BIOL 10 or BIOL 11
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Sierra College: ECON 1A
POL S 7
5 UC units
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Sierra College: POLS 3
SOC 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Sierra College: SOC 1
LING 20
5 UC units
Language and Linguistics
Take at Sierra College: ANTH 6
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Sierra College: ANTH 1
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Sierra College: PSYC C1000
COMM 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Communication
Take at Sierra College: COMM 10
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Sierra College: ANTH 2
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Sierra College: ECON 1B
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Sierra College: MATH 30
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Sierra College: CSCI 54 or CSCI 12

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Geography, B.A. from Sierra College to other UCs

Geography, B.A. to UC Santa Barbara from other colleges

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.