Earth Sciences B.S. Transfer Requirements: De Anza College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences B.S. 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)
Calculus with Applications
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1AH or MATH 1A
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
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 1BH or MATH 1CH or MATH 1B or MATH 1C
General Chemistry
Take at De Anza College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1AH
General Chemistry
Take at De Anza College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1BH
General Chemistry Lab
Take at De Anza College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1BH
General Chemistry
Take at De Anza College: CHEM 1C or CHEM 1CH
General Chemistry Lab
Take at De Anza College: CHEM 1C or CHEM 1CH
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at De Anza College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1C or CHEM 1A or CHEM 1AH or CHEM 1BH or CHEM 1CH
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at De Anza College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B or CHEM 1C or CHEM 1AH or CHEM 1BH or CHEM 1CH
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at De Anza College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1C or CHEM 1B or CHEM 1BH or CHEM 1AH or CHEM 1CH
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at De Anza College: CHEM 1AH or CHEM 1CH or CHEM 1BH or CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B or CHEM 1C
Introductory Physics I
Take at De Anza College: PHYS 2A or PHYS 4A
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at De Anza College: PHYS 4A or PHYS 2A
Introductory Physics II
Take at De Anza College: PHYS 4C or PHYS 2C
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at De Anza College: PHYS 2C or PHYS 4C
Introduction to Physics I
Take at De Anza College: PHYS 4A
Introduction to Physics I Laboratory
Take at De Anza College: PHYS 4A
Introduction to Physics II
Take at De Anza College: PHYS 4C
Introduction to Physics II Laboratory
Take at De Anza College: PHYS 4C
California Geology
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology Laboratory
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at De Anza College: GEOL 10
How the Earth Works
Take at De Anza College: GEOL 10
Vector Calculus
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1DH or MATH 1D
Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1DH or MATH 1D
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.