Earth Sciences Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences (Anthropology Combined B.A.) major from Santa Monica College — i.e. exactly which Santa Monica College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Santa Monica College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 21 or BIOL 22 or BIOL 23
Development and Physiology
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 23 or BIOL 21 or BIOL 22
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 10 or BIOL 22 or BIOL 21 or BIOL 23
General Chemistry
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 11
Calculus with Applications
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 7
Calculus with Applications
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 7
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8
California Geology
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology Laboratory
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
How the Earth Works
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOL 4
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOL 4
Environmental Geology
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Santa Monica College: ANTHRO 1 or ANTHRO 5
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Santa Monica College: ANTHRO 2
Introduction to Archaeology
Take at Santa Monica College: ANTHRO 3
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.