Bioengineering: Bioinformatics B.S. Transfer Requirements: American River College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Bioengineering: Bioinformatics B.S. major from American River College — i.e. exactly which American River College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (American River College → UC San Diego)
General Chemistry I
Take at American River College: CHEM 400
General Chemistry II
Take at American River College: CHEM 401 or CHEM 400
The Cell
Take at American River College: BIOL 415 or BIOL 400 or BIOL 420 or BIOL 410
Introductory Biology Lab
Take at American River College: BIOL 400 or BIOL 420 or BIOL 410 or BIOL 415
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at American River College: BIOL 420 or BIOL 410 or BIOL 400 or BIOL 415
Introduction to Bioengineering
No American River College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at American River College: CISP 401
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at American River College: CISP 430
Linear Algebra
Take at American River College: MATH 410
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at American River College: MATH 400
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at American River College: MATH 401
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at American River College: MATH 402
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at American River College: MATH 420
Vector Calculus
Take at American River College: MATH 402
Physics - Mechanics
Take at American River College: PHYS 410
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at American River College: PHYS 421
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at American River College: PHYS 431
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.