Earth Sciences Transfer Requirements: West Valley College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Earth Sciences (Anthropology Combined B.A.) major from West Valley College — i.e. exactly which West Valley College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (West Valley College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at West Valley College: BIOL 043
Development and Physiology
Take at West Valley College: BIOL 042 or BIOL 041
Ecology and Evolution
Take at West Valley College: BIOL 042 or BIOL 041
General Chemistry
Take at West Valley College: CHEM 001A or CHEM 001AH
Calculus with Applications
Take at West Valley College: MATH 003A or MATH 003AH
Calculus with Applications
Take at West Valley College: MATH 003B or MATH 003BH
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at West Valley College: MATH 003A or MATH 003AH
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at West Valley College: MATH 003B or MATH 003BH
California Geology
Take at West Valley College: GEOL 015
How the Earth Works
Take at West Valley College: GEOL 001A
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at West Valley College: GEOL 001A
Environmental Geology
No West Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No West Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at West Valley College: ANTH 001
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at West Valley College: ANTH 003 or ANTH 003H
Introduction to Archaeology
Take at West Valley College: ANTH 002
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.