Earth Sciences Transfer Requirements: MiraCosta College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences (Anthropology Combined B.A.) major from MiraCosta College — i.e. exactly which MiraCosta College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (MiraCosta College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at MiraCosta College: BIO 204
Development and Physiology
Take at MiraCosta College: BIO 202 or BIO 204
Ecology and Evolution
Take at MiraCosta College: BIO 202
General Chemistry
Take at MiraCosta College: CHEM 150
Calculus with Applications
Take at MiraCosta College: MATH 150 or MATH 150H or MATH 150S
Calculus with Applications
Take at MiraCosta College: MATH 155
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at MiraCosta College: MATH 150 or MATH 150H or MATH 150S
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at MiraCosta College: MATH 155
California Geology
No MiraCosta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology Laboratory
No MiraCosta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
How the Earth Works
Take at MiraCosta College: GEOL 101
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at MiraCosta College: GEOL 101L
Environmental Geology
No MiraCosta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No MiraCosta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at MiraCosta College: ANTH 101 or ANTH 101H
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at MiraCosta College: ANTH 102
Introduction to Archaeology
Take at MiraCosta College: ANTH 103
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.