Environmental Studies Transfer Requirements: College of Alameda → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Environmental Studies (Biology Combined Major B.A.) major from College of Alameda — i.e. exactly which College of Alameda 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 (College of Alameda → UC Santa Cruz)
Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure
Take at College of Alameda: ECON 2
Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity
Take at College of Alameda: ECON 1
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at College of Alameda: ANTHR 3
Introduction to Ethical Theory
Take at College of Alameda: PHIL 5
Introduction to Sociology
Take at College of Alameda: SOC 1
Issues and Problems in American Society
Take at College of Alameda: SOC 2
World Society
No College of Alameda equivalent — complete after transfer.
General Chemistry
Take at College of Alameda: CHEM 1B
General Chemistry
Take at College of Alameda: CHEM 1A
General Chemistry
Take at College of Alameda: CHEM 1B
Precalculus for the Social Sciences
Take at College of Alameda: MATH 2 or MATH 1 or MATH 50
Mathematical Methods for Economists I
Take at College of Alameda: MATH 3A
Calculus with Applications
Take at College of Alameda: MATH 3A or MATH 16A
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at College of Alameda: MATH 3A
Ecology and Evolution
Take at College of Alameda: BIOL 1B
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at College of Alameda: BIOL 1A
Development and Physiology
Take at College of Alameda: BIOL 1A or BIOL 1B
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at College of Alameda: STAT C1000
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No College of Alameda 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.