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Environmental Systems Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica CollegeUC San Diego

The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Environmental Systems (Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution B.S.) major from Santa Monica College — i.e. exactly which Santa Monica College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Transfer admit rate
55%
Admitted / applied
27 / 49
Admit GPA range
3.33 - 3.83
Requirements
16

Required courses (Santa Monica CollegeUC San Diego)

MATH 10B
4 UC units
Calculus II
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8 or MATH 29 or MATH 28
MATH 10A
4 UC units
Calculus I
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 7 or MATH 28
MATH 20A
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8 or MATH 7
MATH 20B
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8
BILD 1
4 UC units
The Cell
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 23 or BIOL 21 or BIOL 22
BILD 3
4 UC units
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 21 or BIOL 23 or BIOL 22
ECON 1
4 UC units
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at Santa Monica College: ECON 1
CHEM 6A
4 UC units
General Chemistry I
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 11
CHEM 6B
4 UC units
General Chemistry II
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 11 or CHEM 12
CHEM 6C
4 UC units
General Chemistry III
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 12
PHYS 1CL
2 UC units
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics Laboratory
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 8 or PHYSCS 9
PHYS 1B
3 UC units
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 9
PHYS 1A
3 UC units
Mechanics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 8
PHYS 1BL
2 UC units
Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 9
PHYS 1AL
2 UC units
Mechanics Laboratory
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 8
PHYS 1C
3 UC units
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 9 or PHYSCS 8

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.