Physical Geography, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Sierra College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. major from Sierra College — i.e. exactly which Sierra College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Sierra College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Sierra College: GEOG 4
Land, Water and Life
Take at Sierra College: GEOG 1
People, Place and Environment
Take at Sierra College: GEOG 2
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Sierra College: MATH 30
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Sierra College: MATH 31
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Sierra College: MATH 33
Basic Physics
Take at Sierra College: PHYS 205
Basic Physics
Take at Sierra College: PHYS 215 or PHYS 205
Understanding Data
Take at Sierra College: STAT C1000 or PSYC 142 or SOC 15 or STAT C1000E
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Sierra College: ESCI 3 or ESCI 3L
Differential Equations
Take at Sierra College: MATH 33
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Sierra College: MATH 32
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Sierra College: ESCI 15 or ESCI 15L
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Sierra College: ESCI 1L or ESCI 1
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Sierra College: MATH 32
General Chemistry
Take at Sierra College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B or CHEM 3A or CHEM 3B
Basic Astronomy
Take at Sierra College: ASTR 10
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Sierra College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B or CHEM 3A or CHEM 3B
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Sierra College: CSCI 54 or CSCI 12
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Sierra College: GEOG 90
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.