Earth Sciences Transfer Requirements: San Bernardino Valley College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences (Anthropology Combined B.A.) major from San Bernardino Valley College — i.e. exactly which San Bernardino Valley College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (San Bernardino Valley College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: BIOL 205
Development and Physiology
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: BIOL 207 or BIOL 206
Ecology and Evolution
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: BIOL 207
General Chemistry
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: CHEM 150
Calculus with Applications
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: MATH 250
Calculus with Applications
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: MATH 251
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: MATH 250
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: MATH 251
California Geology
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: GEOL 250
How the Earth Works
No San Bernardino Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Geologic Principles Laboratory
No San Bernardino Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology
No San Bernardino Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No San Bernardino Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: ANTHRO 106
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: ANTHRO 102
Introduction to Archaeology
Take at San Bernardino Valley College: ANTHRO 100
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.