Earth Science, B.S. - Climate and Environment Emphasis Transfer Requirements: Santa Barbara City College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Earth Science, B.S. - Climate and Environment Emphasis major from Santa Barbara City College — i.e. exactly which Santa Barbara City College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
64 / 103
Admit GPA range
3.34 - 3.82
Required courses (Santa Barbara City College → UC Santa Barbara)
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 111L or ERTH 111 or ERTH 111H
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 112 or ERTH 112L
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 151 or ERTH 151L
Field Studies in Geological Sciences
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 131
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 150
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 210
Differential Equations
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 220
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 160
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 200
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 200
Writing for Science and Technology
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Programming
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CS 133
Understanding Data
Take at Santa Barbara City College: SOC 125 or PSY 150 or CS 118 or MATH 118 or MATH 117A or MATH 117B or STAT C1000
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. Transfer Easy is an independent transfer-planning tool and is not affiliated with the University of California or ASSIST.