Environmental Studies Transfer Requirements: Norco College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Environmental Studies (Biology Combined Major B.A.) major from Norco College — i.e. exactly which Norco College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
64 / 108
Admit GPA range
3.20 - 3.75
Required courses (Norco College → UC Santa Cruz)
Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure
Take at Norco College: ECO 8
Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity
Take at Norco College: ECO 7
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Norco College: ANT 2
Introduction to Ethics: Contemporary Moral Issues
Take at Norco College: PHI 12
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Norco College: SOC 1 or SOC 1H
Issues and Problems in American Society
Take at Norco College: SOC 2
World Society
No Norco College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Physics for Everyone
Take at Norco College: PHY 10
General Chemistry
Take at Norco College: CHE 1B
General Chemistry
Take at Norco College: CHE 1A
General Chemistry
Take at Norco College: CHE 1B
Precalculus for the Social Sciences
Take at Norco College: MAT 10
Mathematical Methods for Economists I
Take at Norco College: MAT 5
Calculus with Applications
Take at Norco College: MAT 1A
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Norco College: MAT 1A
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Norco College: BIO 61 or BIO 60
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Norco College: BIO 60
Development and Physiology
Take at Norco College: BIO 61
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at Norco College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H or STAT 13
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Norco College equivalent — complete after transfer.
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.