Earth Sciences Transfer Requirements: San Jose City College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences (Anthropology Combined B.A.) major from San Jose City College — i.e. exactly which San Jose City College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (San Jose City College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at San Jose City College: BIOL 004A
Development and Physiology
Take at San Jose City College: BIOL 004B
Ecology and Evolution
Take at San Jose City College: BIOL 004A or BIOL 004B
General Chemistry
Take at San Jose City College: CHEM 001A or CHEM 001AH
Calculus with Applications
Take at San Jose City College: MATH 071 or MATH 071H
Calculus with Applications
Take at San Jose City College: MATH 072
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at San Jose City College: MATH 071 or MATH 071H
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at San Jose City College: MATH 072
California Geology
No San Jose City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology Laboratory
No San Jose City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
How the Earth Works
Take at San Jose City College: GEOL 010
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at San Jose City College: GEOL 010L
Environmental Geology
Take at San Jose City College: GEOL 015
Environmental Geology Laboratory
Take at San Jose City College: GEOL 015L
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at San Jose City College: ANTH 062
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at San Jose City College: ANTH 063
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.