UC Riverside Sustainability Studies
Transfer Requirements and Classes
The major preparation UC Riverside lists for Sustainability Studies transfers starts with BIOL 3, BIOL 5C and BIOL 40; the full list is below.
115 California community colleges have a current transfer agreement with UCR for this major. Pick yours below to see which of its classes count.
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Major Requirements
UC Riverside Sustainability Studies Major Preparation
The courses UC Riverside lists as Sustainability Studies major preparation for transfer applicants, for the 2025-26 academic year. Course numbers are UCR's own; pick your community college above to see the matching class there.
Complete 2 of these
- BIOL 3 Organisms in Their Environment
- BIOL 5C Introductory Evolution and Ecology
- BIOL 40 Disease and History: From the Bubonic Plague to AIDS
- BPSC 11 Plants and Human Affairs
- BPSC 21 California’s Cornucopia: Food from the Field to Your Table
- ENTM 10 Natural History of Insects
- ENTM 20 Bees and Beekeepin
- ENTM 50 The Evidence of Evolution
- GEO 2 Earth's Climate Through Time
- GEO 4 Natural Hazards and Disasters
- GEO 9 Oceanography
- GEO 10 Earth's Resources and Sustainability
- GEO 11 Global Climate Change
- GEO 12 At Home in the Universe
- CEE 10 Introduction to Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- ENGR 96 Environment and Society
- ENSC 1 Intro to Environmental Science: Natural Resources
- ENSC 2 Intro to Environmental Science: Environmental Quality
- ENSC 6 Intro to Environmental Economics
- ME 4 Energy and the Environment
- PHYS 7 Space-Time, Relativity, and Cosmology
- PHYS 10 How Things Work
- PHYS 16 Principles of Physics
- PHYS 24 DNA in Your Life: The Physical Basis for Structure, Function, and Control
- PHYS 37 The Origins
Also listed by UCR
UCR lists these under the headings shown, apart from the list above.
Strongly recommended courses
- GSST 1 Gender and Sexuality
- GSST 21 Gender and Sustainability
1 of these
- SOC 1 Intro to Sociology
- SOC 4 Methods of Sociological Inquiry
- SOC 5 Statistical Analysis
- STAT 8 Statistics for Business
- PSYC 11 Psychological Methods: Statistical Procedures
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Does UC Riverside have a Sustainability Studies major for transfer students?
Yes. UC Riverside offers Sustainability Studies (B.S.) and lists the major preparation it expects transfer applicants to complete.
What classes do I need to transfer to UC Riverside for Sustainability Studies?
UC Riverside's Sustainability Studies major preparation includes BIOL 3, BIOL 5C, BIOL 40, BPSC 11, BPSC 21 and ENTM 10, with more courses in the list on this page. Pick your community college on this page to see which of its classes match.
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