Biology B.A. Transfer Requirements: De Anza College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Biology B.A. major from De Anza College — i.e. exactly which De Anza College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (De Anza College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at De Anza College: BIOL 6B
Development and Physiology
Take at De Anza College: BIOL 6AH or BIOL 6A
Ecology and Evolution
Take at De Anza College: BIOL 6CH or BIOL 6C
General Chemistry
Take at De Anza College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1AH
General Chemistry
Take at De Anza College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1BH
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at De Anza College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1C or CHEM 1A or CHEM 1AH or CHEM 1BH or CHEM 1CH
Statistics
Take at De Anza College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H or PSYC 15 or SOC 15 or MATH 217 or MATH 17 or POLI 20
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at De Anza College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H or MATH 217 or MATH 17
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
General Chemistry Lab
Take at De Anza College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1BH
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at De Anza College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B or CHEM 1C or CHEM 1AH or CHEM 1BH or CHEM 1CH
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.