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Environmental Sciences B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UC Santa Cruz

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Environmental Sciences B.S. 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)

CHEM 3A
5 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 11
EART 10
5 UC units
How the Earth Works
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOL 4
EART 10L
1 UC units
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOL 4
EART 20
5 UC units
Environmental Geology
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 20L
1 UC units
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 5
5 UC units
California Geology
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 5L
1 UC units
California Geology Laboratory
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PHYS 6M
1 UC units
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 23
PHYS 6B
5 UC units
Introductory Physics II
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 23
MATH 11A
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 7
PHYS 6A
5 UC units
Introductory Physics I
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 21
PHYS 6L
1 UC units
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 21
MATH 11B
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Environmental Sciences B.S. from Santa Monica College to other UCs

Environmental Sciences B.S. to UC Santa Cruz from other colleges

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.