Environmental Studies Transfer Requirements: Las Positas College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Environmental Studies (Biology Combined Major 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).
Admitted / applied
64 / 108
Admit GPA range
3.20 - 3.75
Required courses (Las Positas College → UC Santa Cruz)
Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure
Take at Las Positas College: ECON 1
Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity
Take at Las Positas College: ECON 2
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Las Positas College: ANTR 3
Introduction to Ethical Theory
Take at Las Positas College: PHIL 2
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Las Positas College: SOC 1
Issues and Problems in American Society
Take at Las Positas College: SOC 6
World Society
Take at Las Positas College: GS 1 or SOC 5
Physics for Everyone
Take at Las Positas College: PHYS 10L or PHYS 10
General Chemistry
Take at Las Positas College: CHEM 1B
General Chemistry
Take at Las Positas College: CHEM 1A
General Chemistry
Take at Las Positas College: CHEM 1B
Mathematical Methods for Economists II
Take at Las Positas College: MATH 2 or MATH 1
Precalculus for the Social Sciences
Take at Las Positas College: MATH 39 or MATH 30
Mathematical Methods for Economists I
Take at Las Positas College: MATH 2 or MATH 1 or MATH 34
Calculus with Applications
Take at Las Positas College: MATH 1
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Las Positas College: MATH 1
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Las Positas College: BIO 1B or BIO 1A
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Las Positas College: BIO 1C
Development and Physiology
Take at Las Positas College: BIO 1A or BIO 1B
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at Las Positas College: STAT C1000
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Las Positas 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.