Marine Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: College of Marin → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Marine Biology B.S. major from College of Marin — i.e. exactly which College of Marin courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (College of Marin → UC San Diego)
Calculus I
Take at College of Marin: MATH 121
Calculus II
Take at College of Marin: MATH 122
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at College of Marin: MATH 123
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at College of Marin: MATH 124
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at College of Marin: MATH 223
Mechanics
Take at College of Marin: PHYS 108AC or PHYS 108A
Mechanics Laboratory
Take at College of Marin: PHYS 108A or PHYS 108AC
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at College of Marin: PHYS 108BC or PHYS 108B
Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
Take at College of Marin: PHYS 108BC or PHYS 108B
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at College of Marin: PHYS 108AC or PHYS 108B or PHYS 108BC or PHYS 108A
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics Laboratory
Take at College of Marin: PHYS 108B or PHYS 108AC or PHYS 108A or PHYS 108BC
Physics - Mechanics
Take at College of Marin: PHYS 207A
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at College of Marin: PHYS 207B
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at College of Marin: PHYS 207C
Undergraduate Seminar
No College of Marin equivalent — complete after transfer.
General Chemistry II
Take at College of Marin: CHEM 132 or CHEM 131
General Chemistry I
Take at College of Marin: CHEM 131
General Chemistry III
Take at College of Marin: CHEM 132
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at College of Marin: CHEM 132 or CHEM 131
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at College of Marin: BIOL 112B or BIOL 112A or BIOL 112C or BIOL 111A or BIOL 111B
Multicellular Life
Take at College of Marin: BIOL 112B or BIOL 112A or BIOL 112C or BIOL 111A or BIOL 111B
The Cell
Take at College of Marin: BIOL 112B or BIOL 112C or BIOL 112A or BIOL 111A or BIOL 111B
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.