Earth Sciences Transfer Requirements: Pasadena City College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences (Anthropology Combined B.A.) major from Pasadena City College — i.e. exactly which Pasadena City College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Pasadena City College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Pasadena City College: BIOL 010A
Development and Physiology
Take at Pasadena City College: BIOL 010B
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Pasadena City College: BIOL 010A or BIOL 010B
General Chemistry
Take at Pasadena City College: CHEM 001A
Calculus with Applications
Take at Pasadena City College: MATH 005A or MATH 005AH or MATH 005AE or MATH 006A
Calculus with Applications
Take at Pasadena City College: MATH 005B or MATH 005BH or MATH 005BE
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Pasadena City College: MATH 005AH or MATH 005A or MATH 005AE
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Pasadena City College: MATH 005B or MATH 005BH or MATH 005BE
California Geology
Take at Pasadena City College: GEOL 004
How the Earth Works
Take at Pasadena City College: GEOL 001
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at Pasadena City College: GEOL 001
Environmental Geology
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Pasadena City College: ANTH 001
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Pasadena City College: ANTH 002
Introduction to Archaeology
Take at Pasadena City College: ANTH 003
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.