Marine Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: City College of San Francisco → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Marine Biology B.S. major from City College of San Francisco — i.e. exactly which City College of San Francisco courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (City College of San Francisco → UC San Diego)
Calculus I
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 100A
Calculus II
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 100B
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 110A
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 110B
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 110C
Mechanics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 2AL or PHYC 2A or PHYC 2AC
Mechanics Laboratory
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 2AL
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 2B or PHYC 2BC or PHYC 2BL
Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 2BL
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 2BC or PHYC 2AL or PHYC 2A or PHYC 2AC or PHYC 2B or PHYC 2BL
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics Laboratory
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 2AC or PHYC 2B or PHYC 2A or PHYC 2AL or PHYC 2BC or PHYC 2BL
Physics - Mechanics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 4A
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 4B
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 4C
Undergraduate Seminar
No City College of San Francisco equivalent — complete after transfer.
General Chemistry II
Take at City College of San Francisco: CHEM 101B or CHEM 101A
General Chemistry I
Take at City College of San Francisco: CHEM 101A
General Chemistry III
Take at City College of San Francisco: CHEM 101B
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at City College of San Francisco: CHEM 101A or CHEM 101B
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at City College of San Francisco: BIO 100B or BIO 100A
Multicellular Life
Take at City College of San Francisco: BIO 100A or BIO 100B
The Cell
Take at City College of San Francisco: BIO 100B or BIO 100A
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.