Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems B.S. Transfer Requirements: College of the Desert → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems B.S. major from College of the Desert — i.e. exactly which College of the Desert courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (College of the Desert → UC Davis)
Everyday Biology
Take at College of the Desert: BI 4
Introduction to Ethics
Take at College of the Desert: PHIL 14
Ethical & Social Problems in Contemporary Society
Take at College of the Desert: PHIL 14
Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology & Evolution
Take at College of the Desert: BI 6
Soils in Our Environment
Take at College of the Desert: AGPS 1
Basic Concepts in Political Theory
Take at College of the Desert: PS 3 or PHIL 3
Introduction to Sociology
Take at College of the Desert: SOC 1
Cultural Anthropology
Take at College of the Desert: ANTH 2
Social Problems
Take at College of the Desert: SOC 2
American National Government
Take at College of the Desert: POLS C1000
General Chemistry
No College of the Desert equivalent — complete after transfer.
Elementary Statistics
Take at College of the Desert: BUMA 3 or SOC 3 or STAT C1000
Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth
Take at College of the Desert: BI 5
Introduction to Biology: Biodiversity & the Tree of Life
Take at College of the Desert: BI 6
Critical Reasoning
Take at College of the Desert: PHIL 10
Major Works of the Medieval & Early Modern World
Take at College of the Desert: ENG 12A or ENG 12B
Major Works of the Ancient World
Take at College of the Desert: ENG 12A
Introduction to Public Speaking
Take at College of the Desert: COMM C1000
Major Works of the Modern World
Take at College of the Desert: ENG 12B
Introduction to Academic Literacies
Take at College of the Desert: ENGL C1000
Introduction to Literature
Take at College of the Desert: ENG 2
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at College of the Desert: ECON 2
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.