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Environmental Sciences B.S. Transfer Requirements: College of the Desert → UC Santa Cruz

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

Required courses (College of the Desert → UC Santa Cruz)

CHEM 3A
5 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at College of the Desert: CH 1A
EART 10
5 UC units
How the Earth Works
No College of the Desert equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 10L
1 UC units
Geologic Principles Laboratory
No College of the Desert equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 20
5 UC units
Environmental Geology
No College of the Desert equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 20L
1 UC units
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No College of the Desert equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 5
5 UC units
California Geology
No College of the Desert equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 5L
1 UC units
California Geology Laboratory
No College of the Desert equivalent — complete after transfer.
PHYS 6M
1 UC units
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at College of the Desert: PH 3C or PH 3B or PH 3A
PHYS 6B
5 UC units
Introductory Physics II
Take at College of the Desert: PH 3A or PH 3B or PH 3C
MATH 11A
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 1A
PHYS 6A
5 UC units
Introductory Physics I
Take at College of the Desert: PH 3A
PHYS 6L
1 UC units
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at College of the Desert: PH 3A
MATH 11B
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 1B

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Environmental Sciences B.S. from College of the Desert to other UCs

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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.