Science Education B.S. Transfer Requirements: Los Angeles Pierce College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Science Education B.S. major from Los Angeles Pierce College — i.e. exactly which Los Angeles Pierce College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Los Angeles Pierce College → UC Santa Cruz)
Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: MATH 263
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHYSICS 066
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHYSICS 066 or PHYSICS 067
Introductory Physics III Laboratory
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHYSICS 067 or PHYSICS 066
Overview of the Universe
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: ASTRON 001
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 101 or CHEM 102
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 101 or CHEM 102
Development and Physiology
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: BIOLOGY 006 or BIOLOGY 007
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: BIOLOGY 007 or BIOLOGY 006
Introductory Physics III
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHYSICS 067 or PHYSICS 066
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: BIOLOGY 006
Calculus with Applications
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: MATH 261
Introductory Physics I
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHYSICS 066
Calculus with Applications
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: MATH 262
Statistics
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: MATH 229 or SOC 125 or STAT 101 or STAT C1000 or MATH 228B or MATH 228A
Introductory Physics II
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHYSICS 067 or PHYSICS 066
General Chemistry
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 101
General Chemistry
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 102
General Chemistry
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 102
California Geology
No Los Angeles Pierce College equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology Laboratory
No Los Angeles Pierce College equivalent — complete after transfer.
How the Earth Works
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: GEOLOGY 001
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: GEOLOGY 006
Environmental Geology
No Los Angeles Pierce College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No Los Angeles Pierce College equivalent — complete after transfer.
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 102
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 102
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 101 or CHEM 102
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 101 or CHEM 102
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.