Earth Sciences Transfer Requirements: Butte College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences (Anthropology Combined B.A.) major from Butte College — i.e. exactly which Butte College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Butte College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Butte College: BIOL 41
Development and Physiology
Take at Butte College: BIOL 42
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Butte College: BIOL 43
General Chemistry
Take at Butte College: CHEM 1
Calculus with Applications
Take at Butte College: MATH 30 or MATH 30s
Calculus with Applications
Take at Butte College: MATH 31
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Butte College: MATH 30 or MATH 30s
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Butte College: MATH 31
California Geology
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology Laboratory
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
How the Earth Works
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Geologic Principles Laboratory
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Butte College: ANTH 2
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Butte College: ANTH 4
Introduction to Archaeology
Take at Butte College: ANTH 16
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.