Geography, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Southwestern College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, B.A. major from Southwestern College — i.e. exactly which Southwestern College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
63 / 81
Admit GPA range
3.46 - 3.91
Required courses (Southwestern College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Southwestern College: GEOG 130
Land, Water and Life
Take at Southwestern College: GEOG 100
People, Place and Environment
Take at Southwestern College: GEOG 120
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Southwestern College: GEOG 150
Understanding Data
Take at Southwestern College: SOC 270 or PSYC 270 or SOC 280 or PSYC 280 or STAT C1000
Statistics for Life Sciences
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 215
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Southwestern College: SOC 280 or PSYC 280 or PSYC 270 or SOC 270 or STAT C1000
General Chemistry
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 200
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 140 or BIOL 145
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Southwestern College: GEOL 101 or GEOL 100
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Southwestern College: GEOL 110 or PHS 110 or GEOG 110
Concepts of Biology
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 100
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Southwestern College: ECON 101
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Southwestern College: PS 104
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Southwestern College: SOC 101
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Southwestern College: ANTH 101
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Southwestern College: PSYC C1000
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Southwestern College: ANTH 102
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Southwestern College: ECON 102
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 250
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Southwestern College: CIS 166 or MATH 130 or CIS 106
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.