Physical Geography, B.S. - Ocean Science Emphasis Transfer Requirements: Southwestern College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. - Ocean Science Emphasis major from Southwestern College — i.e. exactly which Southwestern College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
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
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 250
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 251
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 254
Basic Physics
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 270
Basic Physics
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 270 or PHYS 274
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
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Southwestern College: CIS 166 or MATH 130 or CIS 106
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Southwestern College: GEOG 150
Differential Equations
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 253
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Southwestern College: GEOL 115 or GEOL 115L
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Southwestern College: GEOL 110 or PHS 110 or GEOG 110
Basic Astronomy
Take at Southwestern College: ASTR 100
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 252
History of the Universe
Take at Southwestern College: ASTR 170 or ASTR 205
General Chemistry
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 210
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 252
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Southwestern College: GEOL 101 or GEOL 100
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 210
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.