Marine Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: El Camino College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Marine Biology B.S. major from El Camino College — i.e. exactly which El Camino College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (El Camino College → UC San Diego)
Calculus I
Take at El Camino College: MATH 190
Calculus II
Take at El Camino College: MATH 191
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at El Camino College: MATH 190
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at El Camino College: MATH 191
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at El Camino College: MATH 220
Mechanics
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 3A or PHYS 3B
Mechanics Laboratory
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 3B or PHYS 3A
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 3A or PHYS 3B
Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 3A or PHYS 3B
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 3A or PHYS 3B
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics Laboratory
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 3A or PHYS 3B
Physics - Mechanics
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 1A
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 1C
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 1B
Undergraduate Seminar
No El Camino College equivalent — complete after transfer.
General Chemistry II
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
General Chemistry I
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 1A
General Chemistry III
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 1B
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at El Camino College: BIOL 110 or BIOL 120 or BIOL 110H or BIOL 120H
Multicellular Life
Take at El Camino College: BIOL 110 or BIOL 120 or BIOL 110H or BIOL 120H
The Cell
Take at El Camino College: BIOL 110 or BIOL 120 or BIOL 110H or BIOL 120H
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.