Marine Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: College of San Mateo → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Marine Biology B.S. major from College of San Mateo — i.e. exactly which College of San Mateo courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (College of San Mateo → UC San Diego)
Calculus I
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 241
Calculus II
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 241 or MATH 242 or MATH 243
Calculus III
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 242 or MATH 243
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 251
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 252
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 253
Mechanics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 211 or PHYS 210
Mechanics Laboratory
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 210 or PHYS 211
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 220 or PHYS 221
Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 221 or PHYS 220
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 210 or PHYS 211 or PHYS 221 or PHYS 220
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics Laboratory
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 211 or PHYS 210 or PHYS 220 or PHYS 221
Physics - Mechanics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 250
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 260
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 270
Undergraduate Seminar
No College of San Mateo equivalent — complete after transfer.
General Chemistry II
Take at College of San Mateo: CHEM 210 or CHEM 220
General Chemistry I
Take at College of San Mateo: CHEM 210
General Chemistry III
Take at College of San Mateo: CHEM 220
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at College of San Mateo: CHEM 220 or CHEM 210
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at College of San Mateo: BIOL 230 or BIOL 220 or BIOL 210 or BIOL 211 or BIOL 221
Multicellular Life
Take at College of San Mateo: BIOL 220 or BIOL 230 or BIOL 210 or BIOL 211 or BIOL 221
The Cell
Take at College of San Mateo: BIOL 210 or BIOL 230 or BIOL 220 or BIOL 211 or BIOL 221
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.