Environmental Science Transfer Requirements: San Diego Mesa College → UCLA
The official course articulation for transferring into UCLA’s Environmental Science (B.S.) major from San Diego Mesa College — i.e. exactly which San Diego Mesa College courses satisfy each UCLA major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
35 / 105
Admit GPA range
3.63 - 3.90
Required courses (San Diego Mesa College → UCLA)
Introduction to Laboratory and Scientific Methodology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 210A
Calculus for Life Sciences Students
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 121
Calculus for Life Sciences Students
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 122
Integration and Infinite Series
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 151
Differential and Integral Calculus
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 150
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 210A
Genetics, Evolution, and Ecology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 210A or BIOL 210B
Introduction to Statistical Methods for Life and Health Sciences
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PSYC 255 or PSYC 258
Introduction to Statistical Methods for Geography and Environmental Studies
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PSYC 255 or PSYC 258 or BIOL 200 or BUSE 115 or POLI 201
Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 231
Calculus of Several Variables
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 252
Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Thermodynamics, Fluids, Waves, Light, and Optics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHYS 180B or PHYS 181B
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHYS 197
Physiology and Human Biology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 210B
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.