Environmental Studies Transfer Requirements: Columbia College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Environmental Studies (Biology Combined Major B.A.) major from Columbia College — i.e. exactly which Columbia 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 (Columbia College → UC Santa Cruz)
Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure
Take at Columbia College: ECON 11
Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity
Take at Columbia College: ECON 10
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Columbia College: ANTHR 2
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Columbia College: SOCIO 1
Issues and Problems in American Society
Take at Columbia College: SOCIO 2
World Society
No Columbia College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Physics for Everyone
Take at Columbia College: PHYCS 1
General Chemistry
Take at Columbia College: CHEM 2B or CHEM 2BL
General Chemistry
Take at Columbia College: CHEM 2A or CHEM 2AL
General Chemistry
Take at Columbia College: CHEM 2B or CHEM 2BL
Precalculus for the Social Sciences
Take at Columbia College: MATH 16
Calculus with Applications
Take at Columbia College: MATH 18A or MATH 18B
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Columbia College: MATH 18A or MATH 18B
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Columbia College: BIOL 4 or BIOL 6
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Columbia College: BIOL 2
Development and Physiology
Take at Columbia College: BIOL 6 or BIOL 4
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at Columbia College: STAT C1000
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Columbia 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.