Environmental Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Skyline College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.A. major from Skyline College — i.e. exactly which Skyline College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
169 / 257
Admit GPA range
3.39 - 3.81
Required courses (Skyline College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Skyline College: BIOL 101
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Skyline College: GEOL 105
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Skyline College: ECON 102
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Skyline College: ECON 100
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Skyline College: GEOL 210
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Skyline College: OCEN 101 or OCEN 100
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Skyline College: GEOL 106 or GEOG 106
Land, Water and Life
Take at Skyline College: GEOG 100
Critical Race Theory
Take at Skyline College: SOCI 141
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Skyline College: PHIL 240
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Skyline College: PHIL 280 or POLS 280
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Skyline College: ANTH 110
People, Place and Environment
Take at Skyline College: GEOG 110
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Skyline College: PSYC C1000
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Skyline College: SOCI 100
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Skyline College: POLS 115
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Skyline College: POLS 130
American Government and Politics
Take at Skyline College: POLS C1000
Understanding Data
Take at Skyline College: BUS. 123 or STAT C1000
Statistics for Economics
No Skyline College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Skyline College: MATH 252
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Skyline College: MATH 242 or MATH 243
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Skyline College: MATH 251
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Skyline College: MATH 241
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.