Earth Sciences Transfer Requirements: City College of San Francisco → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences (Anthropology Combined B.A.) major from City College of San Francisco — i.e. exactly which City College of San Francisco courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (City College of San Francisco → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at City College of San Francisco: BIO 100A
Development and Physiology
Take at City College of San Francisco: BIO 100B or BIO 100A
Ecology and Evolution
Take at City College of San Francisco: BIO 100B
General Chemistry
Take at City College of San Francisco: CHEM 101A
Calculus with Applications
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 100A or MATH 110A
Calculus with Applications
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 100B or MATH 110B
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 110A
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 110B
California Geology
No City College of San Francisco equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology Laboratory
No City College of San Francisco equivalent — complete after transfer.
How the Earth Works
Take at City College of San Francisco: GEOL 10
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at City College of San Francisco: GEOL 10L
Environmental Geology
Take at City College of San Francisco: GEOL 30
Environmental Geology Laboratory
Take at City College of San Francisco: GEOL 30L
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at City College of San Francisco: ANTH 1
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at City College of San Francisco: ANTH 3
Introduction to Archaeology
Take at City College of San Francisco: ANTH 2
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.