Sustainable Environmental Design B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Sustainable Environmental Design B.S. major from Santa Monica College — i.e. exactly which Santa Monica College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Santa Monica College → UC Davis)
Writing Research Papers
Take at Santa Monica College: ENGL C1001
Style in the Essay
Take at Santa Monica College: ENGL 31
Introduction to Academic Literacies
Take at Santa Monica College: ENGL C1000
Introduction to Literature
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Major Works of the Modern World
Take at Santa Monica College: ENGL 4
Major Works of the Ancient World
Take at Santa Monica College: ENGL 3
Introduction to Public Speaking
Take at Santa Monica College: COMM C1000
Major Works of the Medieval & Early Modern World
Take at Santa Monica College: ENGL 3 or ENGL 4
Major Works of the Contemporary World
Take at Santa Monica College: ENGL 4
Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology & Evolution
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
The Earth
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOL 4 or GEOL 1
General Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 8 or PHYSCS 9 or PHYSCS 7 or PHYSCS 6
General Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 7 or PHYSCS 6 or PHYSCS 8 or PHYSCS 9
General Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 6 or PHYSCS 7 or PHYSCS 8 or PHYSCS 9
Modern Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 24
Topics in Physics for Nonscientists
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 14
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at Santa Monica College: ECON 1
Principles of Macroeconomics
Take at Santa Monica College: ECON 2
American National Government
Take at Santa Monica College: POLS C1000
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Santa Monica College: POL SC 2 or PHILOS 52 or POL SC 52
International Relations
Take at Santa Monica College: POL SC 7 or POL SC 47
Basic Concepts in Political Theory
Take at Santa Monica College: POL SC 51 or PHILOS 51 or POL SC 52 or PHILOS 52
Social Problems
Take at Santa Monica College: SOCIOL 2 or SOCIOL 2S
Immigration & Opportunity
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Race & Ethnicity
Take at Santa Monica College: SOCIOL 34
Introduction to Social Research Methods
Take at Santa Monica College: SOCIOL 4
Elementary Statistics
Take at Santa Monica College: STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistical Data Science I
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Data Science II
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Data Science III
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
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.