Earth Science, B.S. - Climate and Environment Emphasis Transfer Requirements: Santiago Canyon 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 Santiago Canyon College — i.e. exactly which Santiago Canyon 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 (Santiago Canyon College → UC Santa Barbara)
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ERTH 100L or ERTH 100
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ERTH 111
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ERTH 160
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 180S or MATH 180H or MATH 180
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 290 or MATH 287
Differential Equations
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 287 or MATH 295
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 185
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 280
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 280
Writing for Science and Technology
No Santiago Canyon College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Programming
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ENGR 200
Understanding Data
Take at Santiago Canyon College: STAT C1000H or STAT C1000E or STAT C1000 or SOC 125 or SOC 125H
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.