Earth Sciences Transfer Requirements: Sacramento City College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences (Anthropology Combined B.A.) major from Sacramento City College — i.e. exactly which Sacramento City College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Sacramento City College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Sacramento City College: BIOL 402
Development and Physiology
Take at Sacramento City College: BIOL 412 or BIOL 422
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Sacramento City College: BIOL 422 or BIOL 412
General Chemistry
Take at Sacramento City College: CHEM 400
Calculus with Applications
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 355 or MATH 400
Calculus with Applications
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 355 or MATH 401
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 400
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 401
California Geology
Take at Sacramento City College: GEOL 345
How the Earth Works
Take at Sacramento City College: GEOL 300
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at Sacramento City College: GEOL 301
Environmental Geology
No Sacramento City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No Sacramento City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Sacramento City College: ANTH 480 or ANTH 300
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Sacramento City College: ANTH 481 or ANTH 310
Introduction to Archaeology
Take at Sacramento City College: ANTH 323
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.