Earth Sciences B.S. Transfer Requirements: San Diego City College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences B.S. major from San Diego City College — i.e. exactly which San Diego City College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (San Diego City College → UC Santa Cruz)
Calculus with Applications
Take at San Diego City College: MATH 150 or MATH 121 or MATH 122
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at San Diego City College: MATH 150
Calculus with Applications
Take at San Diego City College: MATH 151 or MATH 121 or MATH 122
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at San Diego City College: MATH 151
General Chemistry
Take at San Diego City College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 200L
General Chemistry
Take at San Diego City College: CHEM 201 or CHEM 201L
General Chemistry Lab
Take at San Diego City College: CHEM 201 or CHEM 201L
General Chemistry
Take at San Diego City College: CHEM 201 or CHEM 201L
General Chemistry Lab
Take at San Diego City College: CHEM 201 or CHEM 201L
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at San Diego City College: CHEM 201L or CHEM 200L or CHEM 200 or CHEM 201
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at San Diego City College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 200L or CHEM 201 or CHEM 201L
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at San Diego City College: CHEM 201L or CHEM 200 or CHEM 200L or CHEM 201
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at San Diego City College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 200L or CHEM 201 or CHEM 201L
Introductory Physics I
Take at San Diego City College: PHYS 195
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at San Diego City College: PHYS 195
Introductory Physics II
Take at San Diego City College: PHYS 195 or PHYS 197
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at San Diego City College: PHYS 195 or PHYS 197
Introduction to Physics I
Take at San Diego City College: PHYS 195
Introduction to Physics I Laboratory
Take at San Diego City College: PHYS 195
Introduction to Physics II
Take at San Diego City College: PHYS 197 or PHYS 195
Introduction to Physics II Laboratory
Take at San Diego City College: PHYS 195 or PHYS 197
California Geology
No San Diego City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology Laboratory
No San Diego City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology
No San Diego City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No San Diego City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at San Diego City College: GEOL 101
How the Earth Works
Take at San Diego City College: GEOL 100
Vector Calculus
Take at San Diego City College: MATH 252
Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables
Take at San Diego City College: MATH 252
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.