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Science Education B.S. Transfer Requirements: Rancho Santiago College → UC Santa Cruz

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Science Education B.S. 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)

MATH 11B
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 185
CHEM 3BL
2 UC units
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 229
CHEM 3CL
2 UC units
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 229
CHEM 4AL
2 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 219 or CHEM 229 or CHEM 219H
CHEM 4BL
2 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 229 or CHEM 219 or CHEM 219H
EART 5
5 UC units
California Geology
No Rancho Santiago College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 5L
1 UC units
California Geology Laboratory
No Rancho Santiago College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 10
5 UC units
How the Earth Works
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOL 101
EART 10L
1 UC units
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOL 101L
EART 20
5 UC units
Environmental Geology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: GEOL 140 or ENVR 140
CHEM 4A
5 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 229 or CHEM 219 or CHEM 219H
CHEM 4B
5 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 229 or CHEM 219 or CHEM 219H
BIOE 20B
5 UC units
Development and Physiology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: BIOL 212 or BIOL 214
BIOE 20C
5 UC units
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Rancho Santiago College: BIOL 212 or BIOL 214
PHYS 6C
5 UC units
Introductory Physics III
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 217 or PHYS 237 or PHYS 227
BIOL 20A
5 UC units
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: BIOL 211 or BIOL 275
MATH 11A
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 180
PHYS 6A
5 UC units
Introductory Physics I
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 217 or PHYS 237 or PHYS 227
STAT 5
5 UC units
Statistics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E or STAT C1000H
PHYS 6B
5 UC units
Introductory Physics II
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 237 or PHYS 217 or PHYS 227
CHEM 3A
5 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 219 or CHEM 219H
CHEM 3B
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 229
CHEM 3C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 229
MATH 22
5 UC units
Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 280
PHYS 6L
1 UC units
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 210 or PHYS 217 or PHYS 237 or PHYS 227
PHYS 6M
1 UC units
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 237 or PHYS 217 or PHYS 227
PHYS 6N
1 UC units
Introductory Physics III Laboratory
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 227 or PHYS 217 or PHYS 237 or PHYS 211

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.