Earth Sciences Transfer Requirements: Irvine Valley College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences (Anthropology Combined B.A.) major from Irvine Valley College — i.e. exactly which Irvine Valley College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Irvine Valley College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 81H or BIO 16 or BIO 81
Development and Physiology
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 80H or BIO 5 or BIO 2 or BIO 80
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 80H or BIO 2 or BIO 5 or BIO 80
General Chemistry
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1AH
Calculus with Applications
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3A or MATH 3AH
Calculus with Applications
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3B or MATH 3BH
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3A or MATH 3AH
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3B or MATH 3BH
California Geology
Take at Irvine Valley College: GEOL 3
How the Earth Works
Take at Irvine Valley College: GEOL 1
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at Irvine Valley College: GEOL 1
Environmental Geology
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Irvine Valley College: ANTH 1
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Irvine Valley College: ANTH 2 or ANTH 2H
Introduction to Archaeology
Take at Irvine Valley College: ANTH 9
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.