Environmental Science

Associate in Science Degree for Transfer Environmental Science · Coastline College · 2026-2027 Catalog

Overview

The Associate in Science in Environmental Science for Transfer is designed to provide students with the common core of lower-division courses required to transfer and pursue a baccalaureate degree in environmental science. Degree completion requirements include: Completion of 60 semester units of degree-applicable courses Minimum overall grade point average of 2.0 Minimum grade of C (or P) for each course in the major Completion of CalGETC general education.

Associate Degrees for Transfer (AA-T or AS-T) are open to all Coastline students. Students who do not plan on transferring to a California State University school should consult their Counselor regarding the benefits of an AA-T/AS-T degree based on their goals. Students earning an AA-T or AS-T and intending on transferring to a California State University school receive transfer admission benefits for specific majors at many California State University campuses. Visit the Transfer Information catalog page for more information.

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Communicate biological concepts effectively in written and/or oral forms.
  2. Find, select, and evaluate scientific information present in primary research literature, mass media, online, or other sources.
  3. Apply appropriate physical laws and mathematical techniques to analyze various physical situations.

Requirements

CourseTitleUnits
Required Core
Select 1 of 2 options
Option 1
BIOL C180Cell and Molecular Biology4
BIOL C185Diversity of Organisms5
CHEM C180CGeneral Chemistry A5
Option 2
BIOL C180Cell and Molecular Biology4
CHEM C180CGeneral Chemistry A5
CHEM C185CGeneral Chemistry B5
List A - Complete the following:
ENVS C100Introduction to Environmental Science3
GEOL C105 & GEOL C105LGeneral Geologyand Geology Lab4
MATH C180Calculus 14-5
orMATH C140Business Calculus
STAT C1000Introduction to Statistics4
List B - Complete three courses:11
ECON C2001Principles of Microeconomics3
PHYS C120 & PHYS C125Algebra Based Physics: Mechanicsand Algebra Based Physics: Electricity and Magnetism8
orPHYS C185 & PHYS C280Calculus Based Physics: Mechanicsand Calculus Based Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
Units Required for Major40-41
CalGETC Pattern34
Transfer Electives as needed to reach 60 transferable unitsVaries
Total Units60

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