Environmental Studies Transfer Requirements: Hartnell College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Environmental Studies (Biology Combined Major B.A.) major from Hartnell College — i.e. exactly which Hartnell 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 (Hartnell College → UC Santa Cruz)
Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure
Take at Hartnell College: ECO 5
Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity
Take at Hartnell College: ECO 1
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Hartnell College: ANT 2
Introduction to Ethical Theory
Take at Hartnell College: PHL 10
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Hartnell College: SOC 1
Issues and Problems in American Society
Take at Hartnell College: SOC 5
World Society
No Hartnell College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Physics for Everyone
Take at Hartnell College: PHY 10
General Chemistry
Take at Hartnell College: CHM 1B
General Chemistry
Take at Hartnell College: CHM 1A
General Chemistry
Take at Hartnell College: CHM 1B
Precalculus for the Social Sciences
Take at Hartnell College: MAT 27 or MAT 24 or MAT 25
Mathematical Methods for Economists I
Take at Hartnell College: MAT 2
Calculus with Applications
Take at Hartnell College: MAT 3A
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Hartnell College: MAT 3A
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Hartnell College: BIO 3 or BIO 2
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Hartnell College: BIO 1
Development and Physiology
Take at Hartnell College: BIO 2 or BIO 3
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at Hartnell College: STAT C1000 or MAT 16
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Hartnell 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.