Biology: Human Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Diablo Valley College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Biology: Human Biology B.S. major from Diablo Valley College — i.e. exactly which Diablo Valley College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Diablo Valley College → UC San Diego)
Introductory Biology Lab
Take at Diablo Valley College: BIOSC 131 or BIOSC 130
The Cell
Take at Diablo Valley College: BIOSC 130 or BIOSC 131
Multicellular Life
Take at Diablo Valley College: BIOSC 131 or BIOSC 130
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Diablo Valley College: BIOSC 130 or BIOSC 131
Calculus II
Take at Diablo Valley College: MATH 183
Calculus I
Take at Diablo Valley College: MATH 182
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Diablo Valley College: STAT C1000E or STAT C1000
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Diablo Valley College: MATH 192
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Diablo Valley College: MATH 193
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 121 or PHYS 125
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics Laboratory
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 125 or PHYS 121
Mechanics Laboratory
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 124 or PHYS 120
Mechanics
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 120 or PHYS 124
Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 125 or PHYS 121 or PHYS 120 or PHYS 124
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 121 or PHYS 125 or PHYS 124 or PHYS 120
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 130
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 231 or PHYS 230
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 230
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 230
Physics Laboratory-Modern Physics
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 231
Physics Laboratory - Mechanics
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 130
General Chemistry I
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 120
General Chemistry II
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 120 or CHEM 121
General Chemistry III
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 120 or CHEM 121
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 120 or CHEM 121
Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 226 or CHEM 227
Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity and Synthesis
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 227 or CHEM 226
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.