Earth Sciences, Ocean Sciences Concentration B.S. Transfer Requirements: Mendocino College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences, Ocean Sciences Concentration B.S. major from Mendocino College — i.e. exactly which Mendocino College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Mendocino College → UC Santa Cruz)
Calculus with Applications
Take at Mendocino College: MTH 210
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Mendocino College: MTH 210
Calculus with Applications
Take at Mendocino College: MTH 211
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Mendocino College: MTH 211
General Chemistry
Take at Mendocino College: CHM 250
General Chemistry
Take at Mendocino College: CHM 251
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Mendocino College: CHM 251
General Chemistry
Take at Mendocino College: CHM 251
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Mendocino College: CHM 251
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Mendocino College: CHM 250 or CHM 251
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Mendocino College: CHM 250 or CHM 251
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Mendocino College: CHM 251 or CHM 250
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Mendocino College: CHM 250 or CHM 251
Introductory Physics I
Take at Mendocino College: PHY 220
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at Mendocino College: PHY 220
Introductory Physics II
Take at Mendocino College: PHY 222
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at Mendocino College: PHY 222
Introduction to Physics I
Take at Mendocino College: PHY 220
Introduction to Physics I Laboratory
Take at Mendocino College: PHY 220
Introduction to Physics II
Take at Mendocino College: PHY 222
Introduction to Physics II Laboratory
Take at Mendocino College: PHY 222
California Geology
No Mendocino College equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology Laboratory
No Mendocino College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology
No Mendocino College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No Mendocino College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Geologic Principles Laboratory
No Mendocino College equivalent — complete after transfer.
How the Earth Works
No Mendocino College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Mendocino College: BIO 257 or BIO 255
Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables
Take at Mendocino College: MTH 212
Vector Calculus
Take at Mendocino College: MTH 212
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
Don’t plan this alone.
Skyway builds your full term-by-term plan from these exact requirements + IGETC, checks your gaps, models your GPA, and an AI counselor answers anything — free.
Start my free plan →Earth Sciences, Ocean Sciences Concentration B.S. to UC Santa Cruz from other colleges
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.