ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS SCIENCE, Earth and Climate Science Emphasis, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Riverside City 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 Riverside City College — i.e. exactly which Riverside City College courses satisfy each UC Merced major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Riverside City College → UC Merced)
Calculus I
No Riverside City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 1AH or MAT 1A
Concepts & Issues in Biology Today
Take at Riverside City College: BIO 1
Earth Resources and Society
Take at Riverside City College: GEO 1B
Fundamentals of Geology
Take at Riverside City College: GEO 1 or GEO 1L
Introduction to Computer Applications
Take at Riverside City College: CIS 1A
Introduction to Computing
Take at Riverside City College: CIS 5 or CSC 5 or CIS 17A or CSC 17A or CIS 30A or CIS 18A or CSC 18A or CIS 18B or CSC 18B
Introduction to Programming
Take at Riverside City College: CIS 18A or CSC 18A or CIS 30A or CSC 17A or CIS 17A or CIS 5 or CSC 5
Data Science for Life Sciences
Take at Riverside City College: PSYC 48 or SOC 48 or STAT C1000
Statistical Inference
Take at Riverside City College: STAT C1000H or STAT C1000
Probability and Statistics
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 70B
Analysis of Psychological Data
Take at Riverside City College: STAT C1000 or PSYC 48 or SOC 48
Academic Writing
Take at Riverside City College: ENGL C1000H or ENGL C1000
College Reading and Composition
Take at Riverside City College: ENGL 1B or ENGL 1BH
Calculus II for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 1B
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.