Biological Systems Engineering B.S. Transfer Requirements: De Anza College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Biological Systems Engineering B.S. major from De Anza College — i.e. exactly which De Anza College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (De Anza College → UC Davis)
Linear Algebra
Take at De Anza College: MATH 2BH or MATH 2B
Differential Equations
Take at De Anza College: MATH 2AH or MATH 2A
Circuits I
Take at De Anza College: ENGR 37
Statics
Take at De Anza College: ENGR 35
Calculus
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1A or MATH 1AH
Calculus
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1B or MATH 1BH
Introduction to Public Speaking
Take at De Anza College: COMM C1000H or COMM C1000
Major Works of the Contemporary World
Take at De Anza College: ELIT 39
Introduction to Literature
Take at De Anza College: EWRT 1C or EWRT 1BH or EWRT 1B
Introduction to Native American Literature
Take at De Anza College: NAIS 15
Introduction to Academic Literacies
Take at De Anza College: COMM 9 or COMM 9H or EWRT 1BH or ENGL C1000 or EWRT 1B or ENGL C1000H or ESL 5
Classical Physics
Take at De Anza College: PHYS 4C
Classical Physics
Take at De Anza College: PHYS 4B
Classical Physics
Take at De Anza College: PHYS 4A
Engineering Problem Solving
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Programming
Take at De Anza College: CIS 41A or CIS 36A
Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth
Take at De Anza College: BIOL 6B
Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology & Evolution
Take at De Anza College: BIOL 6C or BIOL 6CH
Introduction to Biology: Biodiversity & the Tree of Life
Take at De Anza College: BIOL 6AH or BIOL 6A
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.