Biological Systems Engineering B.S. Transfer Requirements: Foothill College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Biological Systems Engineering B.S. major from Foothill College — i.e. exactly which Foothill College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Foothill College → UC Davis)
Organic Chemistry for Health & Life Sciences
Take at Foothill College: CHEM 12A
Organic Chemistry for Health & Life Sciences
Take at Foothill College: CHEM 12B
Linear Algebra
Take at Foothill College: MATH 2B
Differential Equations
Take at Foothill College: MATH 2A
Circuits I
Take at Foothill College: ENGR 37 or ENGR 37L
Statics
Take at Foothill College: ENGR 35
Calculus
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1C
Calculus
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1A or MATH 1AH or MATH 1AHP
Calculus
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1B
Vector Analysis
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1D
Introduction to Public Speaking
Take at Foothill College: COMM C1000H or COMM C1000
Introduction to Literature
Take at Foothill College: ENGL 1BH or ENGL 1B
Introduction to Academic Literacies
Take at Foothill College: ESLL 26 or ENGL C1000H or ENGL C1000
Classical Physics
Take at Foothill College: PHYS 4C
Classical Physics
Take at Foothill College: PHYS 4B
Classical Physics
Take at Foothill College: PHYS 4A
Engineering Problem Solving
Take at Foothill College: ENGR 11
Introduction to Programming
Take at Foothill College: C S 3A
Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology & Evolution
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biology: Biodiversity & the Tree of Life
No Foothill 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.