Biology: Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution B.S. Transfer Requirements: Cuesta College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Biology: Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution B.S. major from Cuesta College — i.e. exactly which Cuesta College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Cuesta College → UC San Diego)
Introductory Biology Lab
Take at Cuesta College: BIO 201B or BIO 201A
The Cell
Take at Cuesta College: BIO 201A or BIO 201B
Multicellular Life
Take at Cuesta College: BIO 201B or BIO 201A
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Cuesta College: BIO 201B or BIO 201A
Calculus II
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 265B
Calculus I
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 265A
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Cuesta College: STAT C1000
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 265A
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 265B
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208B or PHYS 208A
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208A
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208B
Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 212A
Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity and Synthesis
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 212A or CHEM 212B
General Chemistry I
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 201A
General Chemistry II
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 201A or CHEM 201B
General Chemistry III
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 201B
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 201B or CHEM 201A
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.