Marine Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: College of the Canyons → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Marine Biology B.S. major from College of the Canyons — i.e. exactly which College of the Canyons courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (College of the Canyons → UC San Diego)
General Chemistry II
Take at College of the Canyons: CHEM 202 or CHEM 201
General Chemistry I
Take at College of the Canyons: CHEM 201
General Chemistry III
Take at College of the Canyons: CHEM 202
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at College of the Canyons: CHEM 202 or CHEM 201
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at College of the Canyons: BIOSCI 106 or BIOSCI 107 or BIOSCI 106H or BIOSCI 107H
Multicellular Life
Take at College of the Canyons: BIOSCI 107H or BIOSCI 106H or BIOSCI 107 or BIOSCI 106
The Cell
Take at College of the Canyons: BIOSCI 107H or BIOSCI 106H or BIOSCI 107 or BIOSCI 106
Undergraduate Seminar
No College of the Canyons equivalent — complete after transfer.
Physics - Mechanics
Take at College of the Canyons: PHYSIC 220
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at College of the Canyons: PHYSIC 221
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at College of the Canyons: PHYSIC 222
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at College of the Canyons: MATH 211
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at College of the Canyons: MATH 212
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at College of the Canyons: MATH 213
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.