Science Education B.S. Transfer Requirements: Southwestern College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Science Education B.S. major from Southwestern College — i.e. exactly which Southwestern College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Southwestern College → UC Santa Cruz)
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 210
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 210
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 210
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 210
California Geology
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology Laboratory
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
How the Earth Works
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Geologic Principles Laboratory
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 210 or CHEM 200
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 210 or CHEM 200
Development and Physiology
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 212 or BIOL 210
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 210 or BIOL 212
Introductory Physics III
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 272
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 211
Calculus with Applications
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 250 or MATH 121
Introductory Physics I
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 270
Calculus with Applications
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 251 or MATH 122
Statistics
Take at Southwestern College: STAT C1000 or SOC 280 or PSYC 280
Introductory Physics II
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 274
General Chemistry
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 200
General Chemistry
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 210
General Chemistry
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 210
Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 252
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 271
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 275
Introductory Physics III Laboratory
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 273
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.