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

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.S. major from Vista Community College — i.e. exactly which Vista Community 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
18

Required courses (Vista Community College → UC Santa Barbara)

ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Vista Community College: BIOL 118 or BIOL 13
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Vista Community College: ECON 2
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Vista Community College: ECON 1
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Vista Community College: GEOL 10L or GEOL 10
GEOG 4
5 UC units
Land, Water and Life
Take at Vista Community College: GEOG 1
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Vista Community College: MATH 3A
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Vista Community College: MATH 3B
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Vista Community College: STAT C1000 or MATH 118
ECON 5
5 UC units
Statistics for Economics
No Vista Community College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Vista Community College: PHIL 31A
POL S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Vista Community College: POSCI 4
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Vista Community College: ANTHR 3
GLOBL 2
5 UC units
Global Socioeconomic and Political Processes
Take at Vista Community College: POSCI 20
POL S 6
5 UC units
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Vista Community College: POSCI 2
POL S 7
5 UC units
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Vista Community College: POSCI 3
POL S 12
5 UC units
American Government and Politics
Take at Vista Community College: POLS C1000
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Vista Community College: PSYC C1000
SOC 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Vista Community College: SOC 1

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.