Environmental Studies Transfer Requirements: Cabrillo College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Environmental Studies (Biology Combined Major B.A.) major from Cabrillo College — i.e. exactly which Cabrillo 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 (Cabrillo College → UC Santa Cruz)
Environmental Politics, Economics and Justice
Take at Cabrillo College: ES 20
Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure
Take at Cabrillo College: ECON 1B
Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity
Take at Cabrillo College: ECON 1A
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Cabrillo College: ANTHR 2H or ANTHR 2
Introduction to Ethical Theory
Take at Cabrillo College: PHILO 10H or PHILO 10
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Cabrillo College: SOC 1 or SOC 1H
Issues and Problems in American Society
Take at Cabrillo College: SOC 2 or SOC 2H
World Society
Take at Cabrillo College: SOC 9
Physics for Everyone
Take at Cabrillo College: PHYS 2B or PHYS 2A or PHYS 11 or PHYS 10
General Chemistry
Take at Cabrillo College: CHEM 1B
General Chemistry
Take at Cabrillo College: CHEM 1A
General Chemistry
Take at Cabrillo College: CHEM 1B
Precalculus for the Social Sciences
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 4
Mathematical Methods for Economists I
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 18
Calculus with Applications
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5A
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5A
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Cabrillo College: BIO 9B
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Cabrillo College: BIO 9A
Development and Physiology
Take at Cabrillo College: BIO 9A or BIO 9B
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at Cabrillo College: BUS 9 or PSYCH 2A or STAT C1000 or MATH 12H or MATH 20
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Cabrillo College equivalent — complete after transfer.
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.