Environmental Sciences B.S. Transfer Requirements: Foothill College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Environmental Sciences B.S. 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)
General Chemistry
Take at Foothill College: CHEM 1A
Environmental Politics, Economics and Justice
Take at Foothill College: ECON 9H or POLI 9H or ECON 9 or POLI 9
How the Earth Works
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Geologic Principles Laboratory
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology Laboratory
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at Foothill College: PHYS 4C or PHYS 2C or PHYS 2CM or PHYS 2B or PHYS 2BM
Introductory Physics II
Take at Foothill College: PHYS 4C or PHYS 2B or PHYS 2CM or PHYS 2C or PHYS 2BM
Calculus with Applications
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1A or MATH 1AH
Introductory Physics I
Take at Foothill College: PHYS 2AM or PHYS 2A or PHYS 4A
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at Foothill College: PHYS 2A or PHYS 2AM or PHYS 4A
Calculus with Applications
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1B or MATH 1BH
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.