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Environmental Sciences B.S. Transfer Requirements: American River College → UC Santa Cruz

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

Required courses (American River College → UC Santa Cruz)

CHEM 3A
5 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at American River College: CHEM 400
ENVS 25
5 UC units
Environmental Politics, Economics and Justice
Take at American River College: NATR 300
EART 10
5 UC units
How the Earth Works
Take at American River College: GEOL 300
EART 10L
1 UC units
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at American River College: GEOL 301
EART 20
5 UC units
Environmental Geology
No American River College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 20L
1 UC units
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No American River College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 5
5 UC units
California Geology
No American River College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 5L
1 UC units
California Geology Laboratory
No American River College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PHYS 6M
1 UC units
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at American River College: PHYS 431
PHYS 6B
5 UC units
Introductory Physics II
Take at American River College: PHYS 431
MATH 11A
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at American River College: MATH 355 or MATH 400
PHYS 6A
5 UC units
Introductory Physics I
Take at American River College: PHYS 410
PHYS 6L
1 UC units
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at American River College: PHYS 410
MATH 11B
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at American River College: MATH 401

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.