Science Education B.S. Transfer Requirements: Imperial Valley College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Science Education B.S. major from Imperial Valley College — i.e. exactly which Imperial Valley College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Imperial Valley College → UC Santa Cruz)
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 202
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 202
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 202
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 202
California Geology
No Imperial Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology Laboratory
No Imperial Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
How the Earth Works
No Imperial Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Geologic Principles Laboratory
No Imperial Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology
No Imperial Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No Imperial Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 202
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 202
Development and Physiology
Take at Imperial Valley College: BIOL 182 or BIOL 124 or BIOL 140
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Imperial Valley College: BIOL 124 or BIOL 140
Introductory Physics III
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 202
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Imperial Valley College: BIOL 180
Calculus with Applications
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 192
Introductory Physics I
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 200
Calculus with Applications
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 194
Statistics
Take at Imperial Valley College: STAT C1000
Introductory Physics II
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 204
General Chemistry
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 200
General Chemistry
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 202
General Chemistry
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 202
Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 210
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 200
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 204
Introductory Physics III Laboratory
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 202
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.