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Biology: General Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Contra Costa College → UC San Diego

The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Biology: General Biology B.S. major from Contra Costa College — i.e. exactly which Contra Costa College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Contra Costa College → UC San Diego)

BILD 4
2 UC units
Introductory Biology Lab
Take at Contra Costa College: BIOSC 147 or BIOSC 145
BILD 1
4 UC units
The Cell
Take at Contra Costa College: BIOSC 147 or BIOSC 145
BILD 2
4 UC units
Multicellular Life
Take at Contra Costa College: BIOSC 147 or BIOSC 145
BILD 3
4 UC units
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Contra Costa College: BIOSC 147 or BIOSC 145
MATH 10A
4 UC units
Calculus I
Take at Contra Costa College: MATH 180
MATH 20A
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Contra Costa College: MATH 190
MATH 20B
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Contra Costa College: MATH 191
PHYS 1C
3 UC units
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 121H or PHYS 120H
PHYS 1CL
2 UC units
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics Laboratory
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 121H or PHYS 120H
PHYS 1AL
2 UC units
Mechanics Laboratory
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 120H
PHYS 1A
3 UC units
Mechanics
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 120H
PHYS 1BL
2 UC units
Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 121H
PHYS 1B
3 UC units
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 121H
PHYS 2A
4 UC units
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 130
PHYS 2C
4 UC units
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 231
PHYS 2B
4 UC units
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 230
PHYS 2CL
2 UC units
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 230
PHYS 2DL
2 UC units
Physics Laboratory-Modern Physics
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 231
PHYS 2BL
2 UC units
Physics Laboratory - Mechanics
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 130
CHEM 41A
4 UC units
Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
Take at Contra Costa College: CHEM 226
CHEM 41B
4 UC units
Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity and Synthesis
Take at Contra Costa College: CHEM 227 or CHEM 226
CHEM 6A
4 UC units
General Chemistry I
Take at Contra Costa College: CHEM 120
CHEM 6B
4 UC units
General Chemistry II
Take at Contra Costa College: CHEM 120 or CHEM 121
CHEM 6C
4 UC units
General Chemistry III
Take at Contra Costa College: CHEM 121 or CHEM 120
CHEM 7L
4 UC units
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Contra Costa College: CHEM 120 or CHEM 121

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Biology: General Biology B.S. to UC San Diego from other colleges

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.