Biological Systems Engineering B.S. Transfer Requirements: Cuesta College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Biological Systems Engineering B.S. major from Cuesta College — i.e. exactly which Cuesta College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Cuesta College → UC Davis)
Organic Chemistry: Brief Course
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 212A
Organic Chemistry: Brief Course
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 212B
Circuits I
Take at Cuesta College: ENGR 217
Statics
Take at Cuesta College: ENGR 250
Calculus
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 265A
Calculus
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 265B
Introduction to Public Speaking
Take at Cuesta College: COMM C1000
Major Works of the Ancient World
Take at Cuesta College: ENGL 245A
Major Works of the Medieval & Early Modern World
Take at Cuesta College: ENGL 245A or ENGL 245B
Major Works of the Modern World
Take at Cuesta College: ENGL 245B
Introduction to Literature
Take at Cuesta College: ENGL 201B
Introduction to Academic Literacies
Take at Cuesta College: ENGL C1000
Classical Physics
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208A or PHYS 208B
Classical Physics
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208A or PHYS 208B
Classical Physics
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208A
Engineering Problem Solving
Take at Cuesta College: ENGR 210
Introduction to Programming
Take at Cuesta College: CS 201
Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth
No Cuesta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology & Evolution
No Cuesta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biology: Biodiversity & the Tree of Life
No Cuesta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
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.