Environmental Studies Transfer Requirements: Cuyamaca College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Environmental Studies (Biology Combined Major B.A.) major from Cuyamaca College — i.e. exactly which Cuyamaca 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 (Cuyamaca College → UC Santa Cruz)
Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity
Take at Cuyamaca College: ECON 120
Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure
Take at Cuyamaca College: ECON 121
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Cuyamaca College: ANTH 120
Introduction to Ethical Theory
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHIL 140
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Cuyamaca College: SOC 120
Issues and Problems in American Society
Take at Cuyamaca College: SOC 130
World Society
No Cuyamaca College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Physics for Everyone
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHYC 110
General Chemistry
Take at Cuyamaca College: CHEM 142
General Chemistry
Take at Cuyamaca College: CHEM 141
General Chemistry
Take at Cuyamaca College: CHEM 142
Precalculus for the Social Sciences
Take at Cuyamaca College: MATH 170 or MATH 175 or MATH 176
Mathematical Methods for Economists I
Take at Cuyamaca College: MATH 178
Calculus with Applications
Take at Cuyamaca College: MATH 180
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Cuyamaca College: MATH 180
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Cuyamaca College: BIO 240
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Cuyamaca College: BIO 230
Development and Physiology
Take at Cuyamaca College: BIO 240
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
No Cuyamaca College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Cuyamaca 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.