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ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS SCIENCE, Earth and Climate Science Emphasis, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Rio Hondo College → UC Merced

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS SCIENCE, Earth and Climate Science Emphasis, B.S. major from Rio Hondo College — i.e. exactly which Rio Hondo College courses satisfy each UC Merced major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Rio Hondo College → UC Merced)

MATH 011
4 UC units
Calculus I
No Rio Hondo College equivalent — complete after transfer.
MATH 021
4 UC units
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Rio Hondo College: MATH 190 or MATH 190H
ESS 010
4 UC units
Earth Resources and Society
Take at Rio Hondo College: GEOL 152 or GEOL 152L
ESS 020
4 UC units
Fundamentals of Geology
Take at Rio Hondo College: GEOL 150 or GEOL 151
CSE 005
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Applications
Take at Rio Hondo College: CIT 101
CSE 019
4 UC units
Introduction to Computing
Take at Rio Hondo College: CIT 127 or CIT 135 or CIT 125
CSE 022
4 UC units
Introduction to Programming
Take at Rio Hondo College: CIT 135 or CIT 127 or CIT 125
BIO 018
4 UC units
Data Science for Life Sciences
Take at Rio Hondo College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H or PSY 190
ECON 010
4 UC units
Statistical Inference
Take at Rio Hondo College: STAT C1000
PSY 010
5 UC units
Analysis of Psychological Data
Take at Rio Hondo College: PSY 190 or STAT C1000H or STAT C1000
WRI 001
4 UC units
Academic Writing
Take at Rio Hondo College: ENGL C1000
WRI 010
4 UC units
College Reading and Composition
Take at Rio Hondo College: PHIL 110 or PHIL 110H or ENGL C1001 or ENGL C1001H
MATH 022
4 UC units
Calculus II for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Rio Hondo College: MATH 191

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS SCIENCE, Earth and Climate Science Emphasis, B.S. to UC Merced from other colleges

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.