Earth Sciences Transfer Requirements: Sierra College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences (Anthropology Combined B.A.) major from Sierra College — i.e. exactly which Sierra College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Sierra College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Sierra College: BIOL 1
Development and Physiology
Take at Sierra College: BIOL 2 or BIOL 3
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Sierra College: BIOL 2 or BIOL 3 or BIOL 140
General Chemistry
Take at Sierra College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 3A or CHEM 3B
Calculus with Applications
Take at Sierra College: MATH 30
Calculus with Applications
Take at Sierra College: MATH 31
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Sierra College: MATH 30
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Sierra College: MATH 31
California Geology
Take at Sierra College: ESCI 2
How the Earth Works
Take at Sierra College: ESCI 1
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at Sierra College: ESCI 1L
Environmental Geology
No Sierra College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No Sierra College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Sierra College: ANTH 1
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Sierra College: ANTH 2
Introduction to Archaeology
Take at Sierra College: ANTH 5
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.