Environmental Studies Transfer Requirements: Orange Coast College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Environmental Studies (Biology Combined Major B.A.) major from Orange Coast College — i.e. exactly which Orange Coast 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 (Orange Coast College → UC Santa Cruz)
Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure
Take at Orange Coast College: ECON A170 or ECON A170H
Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity
Take at Orange Coast College: ECON A175 or ECON A175H
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Orange Coast College: ANTH A100H or ANTH A100
Introduction to Ethical Theory
Take at Orange Coast College: PHIL A120
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Orange Coast College: SOC A100 or SOC A100H
Issues and Problems in American Society
Take at Orange Coast College: SOC A185H or SOC A185
World Society
No Orange Coast College equivalent — complete after transfer.
General Chemistry
Take at Orange Coast College: CHEM A185
General Chemistry
Take at Orange Coast College: CHEM A180
General Chemistry
Take at Orange Coast College: CHEM A185
Precalculus for the Social Sciences
Take at Orange Coast College: MATH A170
Mathematical Methods for Economists I
Take at Orange Coast College: MATH A140
Calculus with Applications
Take at Orange Coast College: MATH A180 or MATH A182H or MATH A180H
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Orange Coast College: MATH A180H or MATH A180 or MATH A182H
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Orange Coast College: BIOL A280 or BIOL A185
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Orange Coast College: BIOL A180
Development and Physiology
Take at Orange Coast College: BIOL A182L or BIOL A183L or BIOL A182 or BIOL A183 or BIOL A185 or BIOL A182H
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at Orange Coast College: STAT C1000
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Orange Coast 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.