Environmental Studies Transfer Requirements: El Camino College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Environmental Studies (Biology Combined Major B.A.) major from El Camino College — i.e. exactly which El Camino 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 (El Camino College → UC Santa Cruz)
Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure
Take at El Camino College: ECON 102
Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity
Take at El Camino College: ECON 101 or ECON 101H
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at El Camino College: ANTH 2H or ANTH 2
Introduction to Ethical Theory
Take at El Camino College: PHIL 103
Introduction to Sociology
Take at El Camino College: SOCI 101H or SOCI 101
Issues and Problems in American Society
Take at El Camino College: SOCI 104
World Society
No El Camino College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Physics for Everyone
No El Camino College equivalent — complete after transfer.
General Chemistry
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 1B
General Chemistry
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 1A
General Chemistry
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 1B
Precalculus for the Social Sciences
Take at El Camino College: MATH 180
Mathematical Methods for Economists I
Take at El Camino College: MATH 165
Calculus with Applications
Take at El Camino College: MATH 190
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at El Camino College: MATH 190
Ecology and Evolution
Take at El Camino College: BIOL 120 or BIOL 120H
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at El Camino College: BIOL 110H or BIOL 110
Development and Physiology
Take at El Camino College: BIOL 120H or BIOL 120
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at El Camino College: MATH 140 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H or BUS 116
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No El Camino 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.