Earth Sciences Transfer Requirements: De Anza College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences (Anthropology Combined B.A.) major from De Anza College — i.e. exactly which De Anza College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (De Anza College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at De Anza College: BIOL 6B
Development and Physiology
Take at De Anza College: BIOL 6AH or BIOL 6A
Ecology and Evolution
Take at De Anza College: BIOL 6CH or BIOL 6C
General Chemistry
Take at De Anza College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1AH
Calculus with Applications
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1AH or MATH 1A
Calculus with Applications
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1C or MATH 1B or MATH 1CH or MATH 1BH
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1AH or MATH 1A
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1BH or MATH 1CH or MATH 1B or MATH 1C
California Geology
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology Laboratory
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
How the Earth Works
Take at De Anza College: GEOL 10
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at De Anza College: GEOL 10
Environmental Geology
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at De Anza College: ANTH 1H or ANTH 1
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at De Anza College: ANTH 2H or ANTH 2
Introduction to Archaeology
Take at De Anza College: ANTH 4 or ANTH 3
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.