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Earth Sciences Transfer Requirements: College of Marin → UC Santa Cruz

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences (Anthropology Combined B.A.) major from College of Marin — i.e. exactly which College of Marin courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (College of Marin → UC Santa Cruz)

BIOL 20A
5 UC units
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at College of Marin: BIOL 112C or BIOL 111B
BIOE 20B
5 UC units
Development and Physiology
Take at College of Marin: BIOL 112B or BIOL 112A or BIOL 111A
BIOE 20C
5 UC units
Ecology and Evolution
Take at College of Marin: BIOL 112B or BIOL 112A or BIOL 111A
CHEM 3A
5 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at College of Marin: CHEM 131
MATH 11A
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at College of Marin: MATH 121 or MATH 123
MATH 11B
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at College of Marin: MATH 124 or MATH 122
MATH 19A
5 UC units
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at College of Marin: MATH 123
MATH 19B
5 UC units
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at College of Marin: MATH 124
EART 5
5 UC units
California Geology
Take at College of Marin: GEOL 114
EART 10
5 UC units
How the Earth Works
Take at College of Marin: GEOL 120
EART 10L
1 UC units
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at College of Marin: GEOL 120L
EART 20
5 UC units
Environmental Geology
Take at College of Marin: GEOL 103
EART 20L
1 UC units
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No College of Marin equivalent — complete after transfer.
ANTH 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at College of Marin: ANTH 101
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at College of Marin: ANTH 102
ANTH 3
5 UC units
Introduction to Archaeology
Take at College of Marin: ANTH 110

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Earth Sciences to UC Santa Cruz from other colleges

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.