Biological Systems Engineering B.S. Transfer Requirements: Cabrillo College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Biological Systems Engineering B.S. major from Cabrillo College — i.e. exactly which Cabrillo College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Cabrillo College → UC Davis)
Organic Chemistry: Brief Course
Take at Cabrillo College: CHEM 12AL or CHEM 12A
Organic Chemistry: Brief Course
Take at Cabrillo College: CHEM 12BL or CHEM 12B
Organic Chemistry for Health & Life Sciences
Take at Cabrillo College: CHEM 12AL or CHEM 12A
Organic Chemistry for Health & Life Sciences
Take at Cabrillo College: CHEM 12B or CHEM 12BL
Linear Algebra
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 6
Differential Equations
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 7
Circuits I
Take at Cabrillo College: ENGR 15
Statics
Take at Cabrillo College: ENGR 35
Calculus
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5B or MATH 5C
Calculus
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5A
Calculus
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5A or MATH 5B
Vector Analysis
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5C
Introduction to Public Speaking
Take at Cabrillo College: COMM C1000 or COMM C1000H
Introduction to Engineering Design
Take at Cabrillo College: ENGR 10 or ENGR 5
Major Works of the Contemporary World
Take at Cabrillo College: ENGL 45
Introduction to Literature
Take at Cabrillo College: ENGL 1B or ENGL 1BMC or ENGL 1BH
Introduction to Native American Literature
Take at Cabrillo College: ENGL 27AN or HIST 27AN or ETHN 27AN or ENGL 27BN or HIST 27BN or ETHN 27BN or ENGL 24A or ENGL 24B
Introduction to Academic Literacies
Take at Cabrillo College: ENGL 1AMCH or ENGL C1000 or ENGL 1AMC or ENGL C1000H
Classical Physics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHYS 4C
Classical Physics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHYS 4B
Classical Physics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHYS 4A
Engineering Problem Solving
Take at Cabrillo College: ENGR 30
Introduction to Programming
Take at Cabrillo College: CS 20P or CS 12J
Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth
Take at Cabrillo College: BIO 9A
Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology & Evolution
Take at Cabrillo College: BIO 9B
Introduction to Biology: Biodiversity & the Tree of Life
No Cabrillo College equivalent — complete after transfer.
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.