Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: El Camino College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Biology B.S. major from El Camino College — i.e. exactly which El Camino College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (El Camino College → UC Santa Cruz)
General Chemistry
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 1A
General Chemistry
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 1B
General Chemistry
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 1B
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1A
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at El Camino College: BIOL 110H or BIOL 110
Development and Physiology
Take at El Camino College: BIOL 120H or BIOL 120
Organic Chemistry
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 7A
Experimental Biology Laboratory
No El Camino College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus with Applications
Take at El Camino College: MATH 190
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at El Camino College: MATH 190
Organic Chemistry
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 7B
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 7A
Calculus with Applications
Take at El Camino College: MATH 191
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at El Camino College: MATH 191
Statistics
Take at El Camino College: STAT C1000H or STAT C1000 or BUS 116
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at El Camino College: MATH 140 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H or BUS 116
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No El Camino College equivalent — complete after transfer.
General Chemistry Lab
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 1B
General Chemistry Lab
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 1B
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
Ecology and Evolution
Take at El Camino College: BIOL 120 or BIOL 120H
Introductory Physics II
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 3B or PHYS 3A
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 3B or PHYS 3A
Introductory Physics III Laboratory
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 3B
Introductory Physics I
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 3A
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 3A
Introductory Physics III
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 3B
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.