ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS SCIENCE, Earth and Climate Science Emphasis, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Saddleback 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 Saddleback College — i.e. exactly which Saddleback College courses satisfy each UC Merced major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Saddleback College → UC Merced)
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Saddleback College: MATH 3A or MATH 3AH
Introduction to Earth Systems Science
Take at Saddleback College: GEOL 20
Concepts & Issues in Biology Today
Take at Saddleback College: BIO 20
Earth Resources and Society
Take at Saddleback College: GEOL 2
Weather, Climate, and the Environment
Take at Saddleback College: GEOL 7
Fundamentals of Geology
Take at Saddleback College: GEOL 1
Biodiversity and Conservation
Take at Saddleback College: ENV 5
Ecosystems of California
Take at Saddleback College: ENV 24
Introduction to Computer Applications
Take at Saddleback College: CIM 1
Introduction to Computing
Take at Saddleback College: CS 4A or CS 1A or CS 1C or CS 1B
Introduction to Programming
Take at Saddleback College: CS 1B or CS 1A or CS 4A
Data Science for Life Sciences
Take at Saddleback College: STAT C1000 or PSYC 44
Statistical Inference
Take at Saddleback College: STAT C1000 or BUS 10
Analysis of Psychological Data
Take at Saddleback College: PSYC 44
Academic Writing
Take at Saddleback College: ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H
College Reading and Composition
Take at Saddleback College: ENGL C1001H or ENGL C1001 or ENG 70
Calculus II for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Saddleback College: MATH 3B
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
Don’t plan this alone.
Skyway builds your full term-by-term plan from these exact requirements + IGETC, checks your gaps, models your GPA, and an AI counselor answers anything — free.
Start my free plan →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.