Earth Sciences Transfer Requirements: Mount San Antonio College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences (Anthropology Combined B.A.) major from Mount San Antonio College — i.e. exactly which Mount San Antonio College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Mount San Antonio College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Mount San Antonio College: BIOL 4 or BIOL 4H
Development and Physiology
Take at Mount San Antonio College: BIOL 2
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Mount San Antonio College: BIOL 4 or BIOL 4H
General Chemistry
Take at Mount San Antonio College: CHEM 50 or CHEM 50H
Calculus with Applications
Take at Mount San Antonio College: MATH 180
Calculus with Applications
Take at Mount San Antonio College: MATH 181
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Mount San Antonio College: MATH 180
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Mount San Antonio College: MATH 181
California Geology
Take at Mount San Antonio College: GEOL 7
How the Earth Works
Take at Mount San Antonio College: GEOL 1
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at Mount San Antonio College: GEOL 1
Environmental Geology
No Mount San Antonio College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No Mount San Antonio College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Mount San Antonio College: ANTH 1H or ANTH 1
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Mount San Antonio College: ANTH 5 or ANTH 5H
Introduction to Archaeology
Take at Mount San Antonio College: ANTH 4
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.