Environmental Studies B.A. Transfer Requirements: De Anza College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Environmental Studies 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)
General Ecology
Take at De Anza College: BIOL 6CH or BIOL 6C
Ecology and Evolution
Take at De Anza College: BIOL 6CH or BIOL 6C
Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure
Take at De Anza College: ECON 2H or ECON 2
Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity
Take at De Anza College: ECON 1 or ECON 1H
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at De Anza College: ANTH 2H or ANTH 2
Introduction to Ethical Theory
Take at De Anza College: PHIL 8 or PHIL 8H
Introduction to Sociology
Take at De Anza College: SOC 1
Issues and Problems in American Society
Take at De Anza College: SOC 20
World Society
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
The Physical and Chemical Environment
Take at De Anza College: ESCI 1
General Chemistry
Take at De Anza College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1AH
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
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 1AH or MATH 1A
Mathematical Methods for Economists I
Take at De Anza College: MATH 12
Precalculus for the Social Sciences
Take at De Anza College: MATH 31 or MATH 32 or MATH 32H or MATH 31H
Precalculus
Take at De Anza College: MATH 32 or MATH 31 or MATH 32H or MATH 31H
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at De Anza College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H or MATH 217 or MATH 17
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No De Anza 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.