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Science Education B.S. Transfer Requirements: Diablo Valley College → UC Santa Cruz

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Science Education B.S. major from Diablo Valley College — i.e. exactly which Diablo Valley College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Diablo Valley College → UC Santa Cruz)

CHEM 3BL
2 UC units
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 121
CHEM 3CL
2 UC units
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 121
CHEM 4AL
2 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 120 or CHEM 121
CHEM 4BL
2 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 120 or CHEM 121
EART 5
5 UC units
California Geology
Take at Diablo Valley College: GEOL 125
EART 10
5 UC units
How the Earth Works
Take at Diablo Valley College: GEOL 120
EART 10L
1 UC units
Geologic Principles Laboratory
Take at Diablo Valley College: GEOL 122
EART 20
5 UC units
Environmental Geology
No Diablo Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EART 20L
1 UC units
Environmental Geology Laboratory
No Diablo Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
CHEM 4A
5 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 121 or CHEM 120
CHEM 4B
5 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 121 or CHEM 120
BIOE 20B
5 UC units
Development and Physiology
Take at Diablo Valley College: BIOSC 130 or BIOSC 131
BIOE 20C
5 UC units
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Diablo Valley College: BIOSC 131 or BIOSC 130
PHYS 6C
5 UC units
Introductory Physics III
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 230 or PHYS 125 or PHYS 121
BIOL 20A
5 UC units
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Diablo Valley College: BIOSC 130
MATH 11A
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at Diablo Valley College: MATH 182 or MATH 192
PHYS 6A
5 UC units
Introductory Physics I
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 120 or PHYS 124 or PHYS 130
MATH 11B
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at Diablo Valley College: MATH 193 or MATH 183
STAT 5
5 UC units
Statistics
Take at Diablo Valley College: BUS 240 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E
PHYS 6B
5 UC units
Introductory Physics II
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 120 or PHYS 125 or PHYS 124 or PHYS 121 or PHYS 231 or PHYS 130 or PHYS 230
CHEM 3A
5 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 120
CHEM 3B
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 121
CHEM 3C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 121
MATH 22
5 UC units
Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables
Take at Diablo Valley College: MATH 292
PHYS 6L
1 UC units
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 130 or PHYS 124 or PHYS 120
PHYS 6M
1 UC units
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 125 or PHYS 121 or PHYS 124 or PHYS 120 or PHYS 231 or PHYS 130 or PHYS 230
PHYS 6N
1 UC units
Introductory Physics III Laboratory
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 230 or PHYS 125 or PHYS 121

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.