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Environmental Studies, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Ventura College → UC Santa Barbara

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

Transfer admit rate
66%
Admitted / applied
169 / 257
Admit GPA range
3.39 - 3.81
Requirements
26

Required courses (Ventura College → UC Santa Barbara)

ENV S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Ventura College: ESRM V01 or BIOL V10
ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Ventura College: ESRM V02
ENV S 3
5 UC units
Introduction to the Social and Cultural Environment
Take at Ventura College: POLS V12 or ESRM V03
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Ventura College: ECON V01B
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Ventura College: ECON V01A
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Ventura College: GEOL V02L or GEOL V02
EARTH 4
4 UC units
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Ventura College: GEOL V11
EARTH 20
4 UC units
Geological Catastrophes
Take at Ventura College: GEOL V21
GEOG 3
5 UC units
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Ventura College: GEOG V05
GEOG 4
5 UC units
Land, Water and Life
Take at Ventura College: GEOG V01
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Ventura College: MATH V21A
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Ventura College: MATH V21B
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Ventura College: PSY V04 or STAT C1000 or MATH V43
ECON 5
5 UC units
Statistics for Economics
No Ventura College equivalent — complete after transfer.
BL ST 4
5 UC units
Critical Race Theory
Take at Ventura College: SOC V03
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Ventura College: PHIL V02
POL S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Ventura College: POLS V04
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Ventura College: ANTH V02
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Ventura College: GEOG V02
GLOBL 1
5 UC units
Global History, Culture and Ideology
Take at Ventura College: POLS V14
POL S 6
5 UC units
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Ventura College: POLS V02
POL S 7
5 UC units
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Ventura College: POLS V05
POL S 12
5 UC units
American Government and Politics
Take at Ventura College: POLS C1000
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Ventura College: PSYC C1000
RG ST 1
5 UC units
Introduction to the Study of Religion
Take at Ventura College: PHIL V12
SOC 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Ventura College: SOC V01

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Environmental Studies, B.S. 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.