Earth Sciences, Ocean Sciences Concentration B.S. Transfer Requirements: Moorpark College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences, Ocean Sciences Concentration B.S. major from Moorpark College — i.e. exactly which Moorpark College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Moorpark College → UC Santa Cruz)
Calculus with Applications
Take at Moorpark College: MATH M25AH or MATH M25A or MATH M16A
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Moorpark College: MATH M25AH or MATH M25A
Calculus with Applications
Take at Moorpark College: MATH M16B or MATH M25B
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Moorpark College: MATH M25B or MATH M25BH
General Chemistry
Take at Moorpark College: CHEM M01A or CHEM M01AH
General Chemistry
Take at Moorpark College: CHEM M01B
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Moorpark College: CHEM M01B
General Chemistry
Take at Moorpark College: CHEM M01B
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Moorpark College: CHEM M01B
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Moorpark College: CHEM M01B or CHEM M01AH or CHEM M01A
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Moorpark College: CHEM M01A or CHEM M01B or CHEM M01AH
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Moorpark College: CHEM M01B or CHEM M01A or CHEM M01AH
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Moorpark College: CHEM M01B or CHEM M01A or CHEM M01AH
Introductory Physics I
Take at Moorpark College: PHYS M20AL or PHYS M20A
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at Moorpark College: PHYS M20A or PHYS M20AL
Introductory Physics II
Take at Moorpark College: PHYS M20CL or PHYS M20C
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at Moorpark College: PHYS M20CL or PHYS M20C
Introduction to Physics I
Take at Moorpark College: PHYS M20A or PHYS M20AL
Introduction to Physics I Laboratory
Take at Moorpark College: PHYS M20AL or PHYS M20A
Introduction to Physics II
Take at Moorpark College: PHYS M20C or PHYS M20CL
Introduction to Physics II Laboratory
Take at Moorpark College: PHYS M20CL or PHYS M20C
California Geology
No Moorpark College equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology Laboratory
No Moorpark College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology
Take at Moorpark College: ENSC M01L or GEOL M61 or ENSC M01
Environmental Geology Laboratory
Take at Moorpark College: GEOL M61 or ENSC M01 or ENSC M01L
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at Moorpark College: GEOL M02L
How the Earth Works
Take at Moorpark College: GEOL M02H or GEOL M02
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Moorpark College: ZOO M01 or BOT M01 or BIOL M02B or BIOL M02AH or BIOL M02A or BIOL M02BH
Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables
Take at Moorpark College: MATH M25C
Vector Calculus
Take at Moorpark College: MATH M25C
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.