Earth Sciences Transfer Requirements: Rancho Santiago College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences (Anthropology Combined B.A.) major from Rancho Santiago College — i.e. exactly which Rancho Santiago College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Rancho Santiago College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: BIOL 211 or BIOL 275
Development and Physiology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: BIOL 212 or BIOL 214
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Rancho Santiago College: BIOL 212 or BIOL 214
General Chemistry
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 219 or CHEM 219H
Calculus with Applications
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 180
Calculus with Applications
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 185
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 180
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 185
California Geology
No Rancho Santiago College equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology Laboratory
No Rancho Santiago College equivalent — complete after transfer.
How the Earth Works
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOL 101
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOL 101L
Environmental Geology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOL 140 or ENVR 140
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ANTH 101
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ANTH 100 or ANTH 100H
Introduction to Archaeology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ANTH 103
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.