Environmental Science Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UCLA
The official course articulation for transferring into UCLA’s Environmental Science (B.S.) major from Santa Monica College — i.e. exactly which Santa Monica College courses satisfy each UCLA major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
35 / 105
Admit GPA range
3.63 - 3.90
Required courses (Santa Monica College → UCLA)
Integration and Infinite Series
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8
Differential and Integral Calculus
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 7
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 22 or BIOL 21
Genetics, Evolution, and Ecology
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 22 or BIOL 21 or BIOL 23
Introduction to Statistical Methods for Life and Health Sciences
Take at Santa Monica College: STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistical Methods for Geography and Environmental Studies
Take at Santa Monica College: STAT C1000
Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 21
Calculus of Several Variables
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 11
Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Thermodynamics, Fluids, Waves, Light, and Optics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 9
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 21 or PHYSCS 22 or PHYSCS 23
Physiology and Human Biology
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 22 or BIOL 23
Introduction to Laboratory and Scientific Methodology
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 22 or BIOL 21
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.