Earth Sciences Transfer Requirements: Copper Mountain College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences (Anthropology Combined B.A.) major from Copper Mountain College — i.e. exactly which Copper Mountain College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Copper Mountain College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Copper Mountain College: BI 005
Development and Physiology
Take at Copper Mountain College: BI 005 or BI 006
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Copper Mountain College: BI 006
General Chemistry
Take at Copper Mountain College: CH 001A
Calculus with Applications
Take at Copper Mountain College: MATH 001A
Calculus with Applications
Take at Copper Mountain College: MATH 001B
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Copper Mountain College: MATH 001A
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Copper Mountain College: MATH 001B
California Geology
No Copper Mountain College equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology Laboratory
No Copper Mountain College equivalent — complete after transfer.
How the Earth Works
No Copper Mountain College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Geologic Principles Laboratory
No Copper Mountain College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology
No Copper Mountain College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No Copper Mountain College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Copper Mountain College: ANTH 001
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Copper Mountain College: ANTH 002
Introduction to Archaeology
Take at Copper Mountain College: ANTH 003
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.