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Earth Sciences, Geophysics Concentration B.S. Transfer Requirements: Merritt College → UC Santa Cruz

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences, Geophysics Concentration B.S. 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)

MATH 11A
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at Merritt College: MATH 16A or MATH 3A
MATH 19A
5 UC units
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3A
MATH 11B
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3B or MATH 16B
MATH 19B
5 UC units
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3B
CHEM 3A
5 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Merritt College: CHEM 1A
CHEM 3B
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Merritt College: CHEM 1B
CHEM 3BL
2 UC units
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Merritt College: CHEM 1B
CHEM 3C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Merritt College: CHEM 1B
CHEM 3CL
2 UC units
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Merritt College: CHEM 1B
CHEM 4A
5 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Merritt College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1A
CHEM 4AL
2 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Merritt College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
CHEM 4B
5 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Merritt College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
CHEM 4BL
2 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Merritt College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
PHYS 6A
5 UC units
Introductory Physics I
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 4A
PHYS 6L
1 UC units
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 4A
PHYS 6B
5 UC units
Introductory Physics II
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 4C or PHYS 4A or PHYS 4B
PHYS 6M
1 UC units
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 4A or PHYS 4C or PHYS 4B
PHYS 5A
5 UC units
Introduction to Physics I
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 4A
PHYS 5L
1 UC units
Introduction to Physics I Laboratory
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 4A
PHYS 5B
5 UC units
Introduction to Physics II
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 4C or PHYS 4A
PHYS 5M
1 UC units
Introduction to Physics II Laboratory
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 4C or PHYS 4A
EART 5
5 UC units
California Geology
No Merritt College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 5L
1 UC units
California Geology Laboratory
No Merritt College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 20
5 UC units
Environmental Geology
Take at Merritt College: GEOL 12
EART 10L
1 UC units
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at Merritt College: GEOL 1
EART 10
5 UC units
How the Earth Works
Take at Merritt College: GEOL 1
MATH 22
5 UC units
Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3C
MATH 23A
5 UC units
Vector Calculus
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3C
MATH 21
5 UC units
Linear Algebra
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3E
AM 10
5 UC units
Linear Algebra for Engineers
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3E

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Earth Sciences, Geophysics 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.