Environmental Studies, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Victor Valley College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.S. major from Victor Valley College — i.e. exactly which Victor Valley 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 (Victor Valley College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Victor Valley College: AGNR 170
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Victor Valley College: ECON 102
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Victor Valley College: ECON 101
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Victor Valley College: GEOL 101
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Victor Valley College: OCEA 101
Land, Water and Life
Take at Victor Valley College: GEOG 101
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Victor Valley College: MATH 226H or MATH 226
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Victor Valley College: MATH 227 or MATH 227H
Understanding Data
Take at Victor Valley College: STAT C1000 or PSYC 215 or STAT C1000E
Statistics for Economics
No Victor Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Victor Valley College: PHIL 108
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Victor Valley College: ANTH 102
People, Place and Environment
Take at Victor Valley College: GEOG 102
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Victor Valley College: POLS 112
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Victor Valley College: POLS 110
American Government and Politics
Take at Victor Valley College: POLS C1000
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Victor Valley College: PSYC C1000
Introduction to the Study of Religion
Take at Victor Valley College: RLST 101
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Victor Valley College: SOC 101
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.