Marine Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Cuyamaca College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Marine Biology B.S. major from Cuyamaca College — i.e. exactly which Cuyamaca College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Cuyamaca College → UC San Diego)
Calculus I
Take at Cuyamaca College: MATH 178 or MATH 180
Calculus II
Take at Cuyamaca College: MATH 280
Calculus III
Take at Cuyamaca College: MATH 281
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cuyamaca College: MATH 180
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cuyamaca College: MATH 280
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Cuyamaca College: MATH 281
Mechanics
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHYC 130
Mechanics Laboratory
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHYC 130
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHYC 131
Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHYC 131
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHYC 131 or PHYC 130
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics Laboratory
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHYC 130 or PHYC 131
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHYC 201
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHYC 202
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHYC 203 or PHYC 202 or PHYC 201
Undergraduate Seminar
No Cuyamaca College equivalent — complete after transfer.
General Chemistry II
Take at Cuyamaca College: CHEM 142 or CHEM 141
General Chemistry I
Take at Cuyamaca College: CHEM 141
General Chemistry III
Take at Cuyamaca College: CHEM 142
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Cuyamaca College: CHEM 142
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Cuyamaca College: BIO 230 or BIO 240
Multicellular Life
Take at Cuyamaca College: BIO 240 or BIO 230
The Cell
Take at Cuyamaca College: BIO 230 or BIO 240
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.