Marine Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Allan Hancock College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Marine Biology B.S. major from Allan Hancock College — i.e. exactly which Allan Hancock College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Allan Hancock College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Allan Hancock College: BIOL 150
Development and Physiology
Take at Allan Hancock College: BIOL 155 or BIOL 154
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Allan Hancock College: BIOL 154 or BIOL 155
General Chemistry
Take at Allan Hancock College: CHEM 150
General Chemistry
Take at Allan Hancock College: CHEM 151
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Allan Hancock College: CHEM 150 or CHEM 151
Calculus with Applications
Take at Allan Hancock College: MATH 181 or MATH 135
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Allan Hancock College: MATH 181
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Allan Hancock College: CHEM 151
General Chemistry
Take at Allan Hancock College: CHEM 151
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Allan Hancock College: CHEM 151
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Allan Hancock College: CHEM 150 or CHEM 151
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Allan Hancock College: CHEM 151 or CHEM 150
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Allan Hancock College: CHEM 150 or CHEM 151
Calculus with Applications
Take at Allan Hancock College: MATH 182
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Allan Hancock College: MATH 182
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at Allan Hancock College: PHYS 161
Introductory Physics II
Take at Allan Hancock College: PHYS 162
Introductory Physics I
Take at Allan Hancock College: PHYS 161
Introductory Physics III
Take at Allan Hancock College: PHYS 163
Statistics
Take at Allan Hancock College: STAT C1000
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
No Allan Hancock College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Allan Hancock College equivalent — complete after transfer.
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
Don’t plan this alone.
Skyway builds your full term-by-term plan from these exact requirements + IGETC, checks your gaps, models your GPA, and an AI counselor answers anything — free.
Start my free plan →Marine Biology B.S. from Allan Hancock College to other UCs
Marine Biology B.S. to UC Santa Cruz from other colleges
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.