Environmental Studies Transfer Requirements: Chaffey College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Environmental Studies (Biology Combined Major B.A.) major from Chaffey College — i.e. exactly which Chaffey 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 (Chaffey College → UC Santa Cruz)
Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure
Take at Chaffey College: ECON 4
Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity
Take at Chaffey College: ECON 2
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Chaffey College: ANTHRO 3
Introduction to Ethical Theory
Take at Chaffey College: PHIL 72
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Chaffey College: SOC 10
Issues and Problems in American Society
Take at Chaffey College: SOC 70
World Society
No Chaffey College equivalent — complete after transfer.
General Chemistry
Take at Chaffey College: CHEM 24B
General Chemistry
Take at Chaffey College: CHEM 24A
General Chemistry
Take at Chaffey College: CHEM 24B
Precalculus for the Social Sciences
Take at Chaffey College: MATH 61
Mathematical Methods for Economists I
Take at Chaffey College: MATH 65A or MATH 60
Calculus with Applications
Take at Chaffey College: MATH 65B or MATH 65A
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Chaffey College: MATH 65A
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Chaffey College: BIOL 42
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Chaffey College: BIOL 40
Development and Physiology
Take at Chaffey College: BIOL 44
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
No Chaffey College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Chaffey 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.