Environmental Studies Transfer Requirements: West Valley College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Environmental Studies (Biology Combined Major 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).
Admitted / applied
64 / 108
Admit GPA range
3.20 - 3.75
Required courses (West Valley College → UC Santa Cruz)
Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure
Take at West Valley College: ECON 001B or ECON 001BH
Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity
Take at West Valley College: ECON 001A or ECON 001AH
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Take at West Valley College: ANTH 003 or ANTH 003H
Introduction to Ethical Theory
Take at West Valley College: PHIL 003
Introduction to Sociology
Take at West Valley College: SOCI 001
Issues and Problems in American Society
Take at West Valley College: SOCI 002 or SOCI 002H
World Society
No West Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
General Chemistry
Take at West Valley College: CHEM 001B or CHEM 001BH
General Chemistry
Take at West Valley College: CHEM 001A or CHEM 001AH
General Chemistry
Take at West Valley College: CHEM 001B or CHEM 001BH
Precalculus for the Social Sciences
Take at West Valley College: MATH 002 or MATH 001 or MATH 000D
Mathematical Methods for Economists I
Take at West Valley College: MATH 012
Calculus with Applications
Take at West Valley College: MATH 003A or MATH 003AH
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at West Valley College: MATH 003A or MATH 003AH
Ecology and Evolution
Take at West Valley College: BIOL 042 or BIOL 041
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at West Valley College: BIOL 043
Development and Physiology
Take at West Valley College: BIOL 042 or BIOL 041
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
No West Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No West Valley 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.