Earth Sciences, Planetary Sciences Concentration B.S. Transfer Requirements: West Hills College Coalinga → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences, Planetary Sciences Concentration B.S. major from West Hills College Coalinga — i.e. exactly which West Hills College Coalinga courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (West Hills College Coalinga → UC Santa Cruz)
Calculus with Applications
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: MATH 001A
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: MATH 001A
Calculus with Applications
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: MATH 001B
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: MATH 001B
General Chemistry
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: CHEM 001A
General Chemistry
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: CHEM 001B
General Chemistry Lab
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: CHEM 001B
General Chemistry
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: CHEM 001B
General Chemistry Lab
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: CHEM 001B
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: CHEM 001A or CHEM 001B
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: CHEM 001A or CHEM 001B
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: CHEM 001B or CHEM 001A
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: CHEM 001B or CHEM 001A
Introductory Physics I
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: PHYSICS 004A or PHYSICS 004B or PHYSICS 004C
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: PHYSICS 004A or PHYSICS 004B or PHYSICS 004C
Introductory Physics II
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: PHYSICS 004A or PHYSICS 004B or PHYSICS 004C
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: PHYSICS 004A or PHYSICS 004B or PHYSICS 004C
Introduction to Physics I
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: PHYSICS 004A or PHYSICS 004B or PHYSICS 004C
Introduction to Physics I Laboratory
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: PHYSICS 004A or PHYSICS 004B or PHYSICS 004C
Introduction to Physics II
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: PHYSICS 004A or PHYSICS 004B or PHYSICS 004C
Introduction to Physics II Laboratory
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: PHYSICS 004A or PHYSICS 004B or PHYSICS 004C
California Geology
No West Hills College Coalinga equivalent — complete after transfer.
California Geology Laboratory
No West Hills College Coalinga equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology
No West Hills College Coalinga equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No West Hills College Coalinga equivalent — complete after transfer.
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: GEOL 001
How the Earth Works
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: GEOL 001
Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: MATH 002A
Vector Calculus
Take at West Hills College Coalinga: MATH 002A
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.