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Science Education B.S. Transfer Requirements: MiraCosta College → UC Santa Cruz

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Science Education B.S. 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)

CHEM 3BL
2 UC units
General Chemistry Lab
Take at MiraCosta College: CHEM 151
CHEM 3CL
2 UC units
General Chemistry Lab
Take at MiraCosta College: CHEM 151
CHEM 4AL
2 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at MiraCosta College: CHEM 150 or CHEM 151
CHEM 4BL
2 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at MiraCosta College: CHEM 150 or CHEM 151
EART 5
5 UC units
California Geology
No MiraCosta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 5L
1 UC units
California Geology Laboratory
No MiraCosta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 10
5 UC units
How the Earth Works
Take at MiraCosta College: GEOL 101
EART 10L
1 UC units
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at MiraCosta College: GEOL 101L
EART 20
5 UC units
Environmental Geology
No MiraCosta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 20L
1 UC units
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No MiraCosta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
CHEM 4A
5 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at MiraCosta College: CHEM 150 or CHEM 151
CHEM 4B
5 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at MiraCosta College: CHEM 151 or CHEM 150
BIOE 20B
5 UC units
Development and Physiology
Take at MiraCosta College: BIO 202 or BIO 204
BIOE 20C
5 UC units
Ecology and Evolution
Take at MiraCosta College: BIO 202
PHYS 6C
5 UC units
Introductory Physics III
Take at MiraCosta College: PHYS 152
BIOL 20A
5 UC units
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at MiraCosta College: BIO 204
MATH 11A
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at MiraCosta College: MATH 150 or MATH 150H or MATH 150S
PHYS 6A
5 UC units
Introductory Physics I
Take at MiraCosta College: PHYS 151
MATH 11B
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at MiraCosta College: MATH 155
STAT 5
5 UC units
Statistics
Take at MiraCosta College: STAT C1000 or BUS 204 or STAT C1000E or SOC 125 or PSYC 104H or PSYC 104 or STAT C1000 H or BTEC 180
PHYS 6B
5 UC units
Introductory Physics II
Take at MiraCosta College: PHYS 253
CHEM 3A
5 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at MiraCosta College: CHEM 150
CHEM 3B
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at MiraCosta College: CHEM 151
CHEM 3C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at MiraCosta College: CHEM 151
MATH 22
5 UC units
Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables
Take at MiraCosta College: MATH 260
PHYS 6L
1 UC units
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at MiraCosta College: PHYS 151
PHYS 6M
1 UC units
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at MiraCosta College: PHYS 253
PHYS 6N
1 UC units
Introductory Physics III Laboratory
Take at MiraCosta College: PHYS 152

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.