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