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Earth Sciences Transfer Requirements: Foothill College → UC Santa Cruz

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences (Anthropology Combined B.A.) major from Foothill College — i.e. exactly which Foothill College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Foothill College → UC Santa Cruz)

BIOL 20A
5 UC units
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Foothill College: BIOL 1A
BIOE 20B
5 UC units
Development and Physiology
Take at Foothill College: BIOL 1B
BIOE 20C
5 UC units
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Foothill College: BIOL 1C
CHEM 3A
5 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Foothill College: CHEM 1A
MATH 11A
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1A or MATH 1AH
MATH 11B
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1B or MATH 1BH
MATH 19A
5 UC units
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1A or MATH 1AH
MATH 19B
5 UC units
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1B or MATH 1C or MATH 1BH
EART 5
5 UC units
California Geology
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 5L
1 UC units
California Geology Laboratory
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 10
5 UC units
How the Earth Works
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 10L
1 UC units
Geologic Principles Laboratory
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 20
5 UC units
Environmental Geology
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 20L
1 UC units
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
ANTH 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Foothill College: ANTH 1H or ANTH 1
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Foothill College: ANTH 2B or ANTH 2A or ANTH 2AH
ANTH 3
5 UC units
Introduction to Archaeology
Take at Foothill College: ANTH 8H or ANTH 8

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Earth Sciences to UC Santa Cruz from other colleges

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.