Environmental science transfer to UCLA
UCLA admitted 33% of Environmental Science transfer applicants for fall 2025. Below are UCLA’s own preparation and selection rules, UC’s shared course list, the programs that give priority and your odds.
Checked against official UC and campus sources in November 2026.
At a glance
- UCLA admit rate, fall 2025
- 33%
- Admitted GPA, middle half
- 3.61–3.90
- Screens applicants
- No
- TAG at UCLA
- No TAG
UCLA reports these numbers for Environmental Science, counting all transfer applicants. The campus as a whole admitted 26.1% of community college applicants for fall 2025.
What UCLA expects
Environmental Science (B.S.)
- Courses to finish
Required are one statistics course, one year of calculus, one year of general chemistry with lab, and one year of biology for majors with lab (evolution, cellular). Source
Strongly recommended are a year of calculus-based physics, one semester of organic chemistry, third-semester calculus and molecular biology with lab. Source
- Every UCLA major
Applicants should complete most or all major preparation, and it must be finished by the end of the spring term before transfer. Source
Only applicants certified through the Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) are reviewed for an alternate major. All other applicants are reviewed for their first-choice major only. Source
UC’s shared course list
UC’s Environmental science Transfer Pathway lists the courses that prepare you for this major at every campus, UCLA included. Where UCLA’s own list above asks for more, follow the campus.
| Course | Status |
|---|---|
| Calculus-based physics (full sequence with lab) | Required |
| Single variable calculus (full sequence) | Required |
| Introductory statistics (one course) | Required |
| Introductory biology (full sequence with lab) | Required |
| General chemistry (full sequence with lab) | Required |
| Organic chemistry (one semester) | Required |
| Principles of economics (microeconomics) | Required |
Paste your course titles to see which items they cover.
No TAG at UCLA
UCLA doesn’t offer TAG. Two programs change how UCLA reviews you: the Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) for honors students, and the ADT pilot for students at ten partner colleges.
Your odds
Move the GPA to see a regular-review range at UCLA for environmental science.
The same major at other campuses
| Campus | Screens applicants | TAG |
|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | Yes | No TAG |
| UC San Diego | Yes | No TAG |
| UC Irvine | Yes | 3.40 |
| UC Davis | No | 3.20 |
| UC Santa Barbara | No | 3.40 |
| UC Santa Cruz | Yes | 3.00 |
| UC Riverside | Yes | 2.80 |
| UC Merced | Yes | 2.90 |
Other majors at UCLA
- Aerospace Engineering
- Anthropology
- Bioengineering
- Biological Sciences
- Business Economics
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Cognitive Science
- Communication
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Data Science
- Earth Science / Geology
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- English
- Film and Media Studies
- Global and International Studies
- History
- Linguistics
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Neuroscience
- Nursing
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Statistics
Official links
- UCLA transfer admissionsadmission.ucla.edu
- ASSIST: course agreements to UCLAassist.org
Questions
What GPA do you need to transfer to UCLA for environmental science?
UCLA admitted 33% of 105 transfer applicants to Environmental Science for fall 2025, and the middle half of admits had GPAs of 3.61–3.90.
What classes do I need to transfer to UCLA for environmental science?
Required are one statistics course, one year of calculus, one year of general chemistry with lab, and one year of biology for majors with lab (evolution, cellular). Check each course on ASSIST for your college.
Is environmental science selective or screened at UCLA?
UCLA’s pages don’t list extra screening for it. Admission still depends on your whole application.
Can I get a TAG for environmental science at UCLA?
UCLA doesn’t offer TAG. Two programs change how UCLA reviews you: the Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) for honors students, and the ADT pilot for students at ten partner colleges.