Global and Community Health, Public and Community Health Concentration B.S. Transfer Requirements: Irvine Valley College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Global and Community Health, Public and Community Health Concentration B.S. 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).
Admitted / applied
292 / 333
Admit GPA range
3.20 - 3.78
Required courses (Irvine Valley College → UC Santa Cruz)
General Chemistry
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1AH
General Chemistry
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1BH
General Chemistry
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1BH
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1AH or CHEM 1A or CHEM 1BH
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1AH or CHEM 1A or CHEM 1BH
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1BH
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1BH
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B or CHEM 1AH or CHEM 1BH
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1AH or CHEM 1B or CHEM 1A or CHEM 1BH
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 3B or MATH 3BH
Organic Chemistry
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 12B
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 12A
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at Irvine Valley College: PSYC 10 or PSYC 10H or ECON 10 or MGT 10 or ECON 10H or MGT 10H or STAT C1000 or HLTH 10
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 12B
Foundations for Global and Community Health
Take at Irvine Valley College: HLTH 7
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Irvine Valley College: SOC 1 or SOC 1H
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Irvine Valley College: PSYC C1000
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Irvine Valley College: ANTH 2 or ANTH 2H
Issues and Problems in American Society
Take at Irvine Valley College: SOC 2
World Society
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
American Politics
Take at Irvine Valley College: POLS C1000 or POLS C1000H
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3A or MATH 3AH
Calculus with Applications
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3A or MATH 3AH
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
Organic Chemistry
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 12A
Experimental Biology Laboratory
No Irvine Valley 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.