Plant Sciences B.S. Transfer Requirements: Cerritos College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Plant Sciences B.S. major from Cerritos College — i.e. exactly which Cerritos College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Cerritos College → UC Santa Cruz)
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 170
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Cerritos College: BIOL 201
Development and Physiology
Take at Cerritos College: BIOL 201 or BIOL 200
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Cerritos College: BIOL 200
General Chemistry
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 111
General Chemistry
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 112
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 112 or CHEM 111
Calculus with Applications
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 170
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 112
General Chemistry
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 112
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 112
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 111 or CHEM 112
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 112 or CHEM 111
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 111 or CHEM 112
Calculus with Applications
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 190
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 190
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 201
Introductory Physics II
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 203 or PHYS 201
Introductory Physics I
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 201
Introductory Physics III
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 202
Statistics
Take at Cerritos College: STAT C1000 or MATH 112S
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
No Cerritos College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Cerritos 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.