Sustainable Environmental Design B.S. Transfer Requirements: Diablo Valley College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Sustainable Environmental Design B.S. major from Diablo Valley College — i.e. exactly which Diablo Valley College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Diablo Valley College → UC Davis)
Introduction to Environmental Design
No Diablo Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Landscape Representation I
No Diablo Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
History of Environmental Design
Take at Diablo Valley College: ARCHI 156 or ARCHI 157 or ARCHI 158
Writing Research Papers
Take at Diablo Valley College: ENGL C1001
Introduction to Academic Literacies
Take at Diablo Valley College: ENGL 122AL or ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E
Introduction to Literature
Take at Diablo Valley College: ENGL 123A or ENGL 123
Major Works of the Modern World
Take at Diablo Valley College: ENGL 273
Major Works of the Ancient World
Take at Diablo Valley College: ENGL 272
Introduction to Public Speaking
Take at Diablo Valley College: COMM C1000
Major Works of the Medieval & Early Modern World
Take at Diablo Valley College: ENGL 273 or ENGL 272
Introduction to Native American Literature
Take at Diablo Valley College: ENGL 164
Organic Chemistry: Brief Course
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 227
Concept of Chemistry
No Diablo Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
The Earth
Take at Diablo Valley College: GEOL 120
General Physics
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 120 or PHYS 121
General Physics
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 120 or PHYS 121
General Physics
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 121 or PHYS 120
Modern Physics
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 231
Topics in Physics for Nonscientists
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 110
Introduction to Modern Astronomy & Astrophysics
Take at Diablo Valley College: ASTRO 120
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at Diablo Valley College: ECON 221
Principles of Macroeconomics
Take at Diablo Valley College: ECON 220
American National Government
Take at Diablo Valley College: POLS C1000
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Diablo Valley College: POLS 120 or POLS 220
International Relations
Take at Diablo Valley College: POLS 250
Basic Concepts in Political Theory
Take at Diablo Valley College: POLS 240
Contemporary Problems of the American Political System
Take at Diablo Valley College: SOCSC 111
Data Visualization in the Social Sciences
No Diablo Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Self & Society
Take at Diablo Valley College: PSYC 225
Social Problems
Take at Diablo Valley College: SOCIO 121
Data Visualization in the Social Sciences
No Diablo Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Sociology of Popular Culture
Take at Diablo Valley College: SOCSC 123
Introduction to Social Research Methods
Take at Diablo Valley College: SOCIO 123
Elementary Statistics
Take at Diablo Valley College: PSYC 214 or BUS 240 or STAT C1000E or STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistical Data Science I
No Diablo Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Data Science II
No Diablo Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Data Science III
No Diablo Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
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.