Science Education B.S. Transfer Requirements: Riverside City College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Science Education B.S. major from Riverside City College — i.e. exactly which Riverside City College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Riverside City College → UC Santa Cruz)
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Riverside City College: CHE 1B or CHE 1BH
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Riverside City College: CHE 1B or CHE 1BH
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Riverside City College: CHE 1A or CHE 1B or CHE 1AH or CHE 1BH
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Riverside City College: CHE 1AH or CHE 1BH or CHE 1A or CHE 1B
California Geology
Take at Riverside City College: GEO 3
How the Earth Works
Take at Riverside City College: GEO 1
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at Riverside City College: GEO 1L
Environmental Geology
No Riverside City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No Riverside City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Riverside City College: CHE 1A or CHE 1B or CHE 1AH or CHE 1BH
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Riverside City College: CHE 1BH or CHE 1AH or CHE 1A or CHE 1B
Development and Physiology
Take at Riverside City College: BIO 61
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Riverside City College: BIO 60 or BIO 61
Introductory Physics III
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 4B
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Riverside City College: BIO 60
Calculus with Applications
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 1A
Introductory Physics I
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 4A
Calculus with Applications
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 1B
Statistics
Take at Riverside City College: SOC 48 or PSYC 48 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H or STAT 13
Introductory Physics II
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 4C
General Chemistry
Take at Riverside City College: CHE 1A or CHE 1AH
General Chemistry
Take at Riverside City College: CHE 1B or CHE 1BH
General Chemistry
Take at Riverside City College: CHE 1B or CHE 1BH
Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 1C
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 4A
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 4C
Introductory Physics III Laboratory
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 4B
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.