Earth Sciences Transfer Requirements: East Los Angeles College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences (Anthropology Combined B.A.) major from East Los Angeles College — i.e. exactly which East Los Angeles College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (East Los Angeles College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at East Los Angeles College: BIOLOGY 006
Development and Physiology
Take at East Los Angeles College: BIOLOGY 007
Ecology and Evolution
Take at East Los Angeles College: BIOLOGY 007
General Chemistry
Take at East Los Angeles College: CHEM 101
Calculus with Applications
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 261 or MATH 261S
Calculus with Applications
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 262
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 261 or MATH 261S
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 262
California Geology
No East Los Angeles College equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology Laboratory
No East Los Angeles College equivalent — complete after transfer.
How the Earth Works
No East Los Angeles College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Geologic Principles Laboratory
No East Los Angeles College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology
No East Los Angeles College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No East Los Angeles College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at East Los Angeles College: ANTHRO 101
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at East Los Angeles College: ANTHRO 102
Introduction to Archaeology
Take at East Los Angeles College: ANTHRO 103
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.