Environmental Studies Transfer Requirements: Sierra College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Environmental Studies (Biology Combined Major 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).
Admitted / applied
64 / 108
Admit GPA range
3.20 - 3.75
Required courses (Sierra College → UC Santa Cruz)
Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure
Take at Sierra College: ECON 1B
Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity
Take at Sierra College: ECON 1A
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at Sierra College: ANTH 2
Introduction to Ethical Theory
Take at Sierra College: PHIL 2
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Sierra College: SOC 1
Issues and Problems in American Society
Take at Sierra College: SOC 2
World Society
No Sierra College equivalent — complete after transfer.
General Chemistry
Take at Sierra College: CHEM 1B
General Chemistry
Take at Sierra College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 3A or CHEM 3B
General Chemistry
Take at Sierra College: CHEM 1B
Mathematical Methods for Economists II
Take at Sierra College: MATH 16B
Precalculus for the Social Sciences
Take at Sierra College: MATH 29
Mathematical Methods for Economists I
Take at Sierra College: MATH 42 or MATH 16A
Calculus with Applications
Take at Sierra College: MATH 30
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Sierra College: MATH 30
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Sierra College: BIOL 2 or BIOL 3 or BIOL 140
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Sierra College: BIOL 1
Development and Physiology
Take at Sierra College: BIOL 2 or BIOL 3
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at Sierra College: STAT C1000 or MATH 24
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Sierra College equivalent — complete after transfer.
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.