Environmental Studies Transfer Requirements: Butte College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Environmental Studies (Biology Combined Major 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).
Admitted / applied
64 / 108
Admit GPA range
3.20 - 3.75
Required courses (Butte College → UC Santa Cruz)
Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure
Take at Butte College: ECON 4
Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity
Take at Butte College: ECON 2
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Butte College: ANTH 4
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Butte College: SOC 2
Issues and Problems in American Society
Take at Butte College: SOC 4
World Society
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Physics for Everyone
Take at Butte College: PHYS 10
General Chemistry
Take at Butte College: CHEM 2
General Chemistry
Take at Butte College: CHEM 1
General Chemistry
Take at Butte College: CHEM 2
Precalculus for the Social Sciences
Take at Butte College: MATH 20 or MATH 26s or MATH 26
Mathematical Methods for Economists I
Take at Butte College: MATH 13s or MATH 13
Calculus with Applications
Take at Butte College: MATH 30 or MATH 30s
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Butte College: MATH 30 or MATH 30s
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Butte College: BIOL 43
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Butte College: BIOL 41
Development and Physiology
Take at Butte College: BIOL 42
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at Butte College: STAT C1000 or MATH 12 or STAT C1000E or MATH 12s
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
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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.