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Neuroscience B.S. Transfer Requirements: Cuesta College → UC Santa Cruz

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Neuroscience B.S. major from Cuesta College — i.e. exactly which Cuesta College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Cuesta College → UC Santa Cruz)

CHEM 3A
5 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 201A
CHEM 3B
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 201B
CHEM 3C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 201B
CHEM 4A
5 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 201B or CHEM 201A
CHEM 4B
5 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 201B or CHEM 201A
BIOL 20A
5 UC units
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Cuesta College: BIO 201A
BIOE 20B
5 UC units
Development and Physiology
Take at Cuesta College: BIO 201B
CHEM 8A
5 UC units
Organic Chemistry
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 212A
BIOL 20L
2 UC units
Experimental Biology Laboratory
No Cuesta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
MATH 11A
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 265A
MATH 19A
5 UC units
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 265A
STAT 5
5 UC units
Statistics
Take at Cuesta College: STAT C1000
STAT 7
5 UC units
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at Cuesta College: STAT C1000
STAT 7L
2 UC units
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Cuesta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
CHEM 3BL
2 UC units
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 201B
CHEM 3CL
2 UC units
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 201B
CHEM 4AL
2 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 201A or CHEM 201B
CHEM 4BL
2 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 201B or CHEM 201A
BIOE 20C
5 UC units
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Cuesta College: BIO 201B
PHYS 6A
5 UC units
Introductory Physics I
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208A
PHYS 6B
5 UC units
Introductory Physics II
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208B or PHYS 208A
PHYS 6C
5 UC units
Introductory Physics III
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208B
PHYS 6N
1 UC units
Introductory Physics III Laboratory
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208B
CHEM 8B
5 UC units
Organic Chemistry
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 212B
CHEM 8L
2 UC units
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 212A
MATH 11B
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 265B
MATH 19B
5 UC units
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 265B

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.