Earth Sciences Transfer Requirements: Merritt College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences (Anthropology Combined B.A.) major from Merritt College — i.e. exactly which Merritt College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Merritt College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Merritt College: BIOL 1A
Development and Physiology
Take at Merritt College: BIOL 1A or BIOL 1B
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Merritt College: BIOL 1B
General Chemistry
Take at Merritt College: CHEM 1A
Calculus with Applications
Take at Merritt College: MATH 16A or MATH 3A
Calculus with Applications
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3B or MATH 16B
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3A
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3B
California Geology
No Merritt College equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology Laboratory
No Merritt College equivalent — complete after transfer.
How the Earth Works
Take at Merritt College: GEOL 1
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at Merritt College: GEOL 1
Environmental Geology
Take at Merritt College: GEOL 12
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Merritt College: ANTHR 1
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Merritt College: ANTHR 3
Introduction to Archaeology
Take at Merritt College: ANTHR 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.