Environmental Studies Transfer Requirements: Gavilan College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Environmental Studies (Biology Combined Major B.A.) major from Gavilan College — i.e. exactly which Gavilan 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 (Gavilan College → UC Santa Cruz)
Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure
Take at Gavilan College: ECON 2
Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity
Take at Gavilan College: ECON 1
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Gavilan College: ANTH 3
Introduction to Ethical Theory
Take at Gavilan College: PHIL 3A
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Gavilan College: SOC 1A
Issues and Problems in American Society
Take at Gavilan College: SOC 1B
World Society
No Gavilan College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Physics for Everyone
Take at Gavilan College: PHYS 1
General Chemistry
Take at Gavilan College: CHEM 1B
General Chemistry
Take at Gavilan College: CHEM 1A
General Chemistry
Take at Gavilan College: CHEM 1B
Precalculus for the Social Sciences
Take at Gavilan College: MATH 8A or MATH 8B
Mathematical Methods for Economists I
Take at Gavilan College: MATH 6
Calculus with Applications
Take at Gavilan College: MATH 1A
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Gavilan College: MATH 1A
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Gavilan College: BIO 5 or BIO 4 or BIO 2
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Gavilan College: BIO 1
Development and Physiology
Take at Gavilan College: BIO 2 or BIO 1 or BIO 5 or BIO 4
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at Gavilan College: BUS 11 or ECON 11 or STAT C1000
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Gavilan 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.