Biological Systems Engineering B.S. Transfer Requirements: Gavilan College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Biological Systems Engineering B.S. major from Gavilan College — i.e. exactly which Gavilan College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Gavilan College → UC Davis)
Introduction to Biology: Biodiversity & the Tree of Life
Take at Gavilan College: BIO 5 or BIO 4
Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth
No Gavilan College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Programming
Take at Gavilan College: CSIS 42
Engineering Problem Solving
Take at Gavilan College: ENGR 5
Classical Physics
Take at Gavilan College: PHYS 4C or PHYS 4A or PHYS 4B
Classical Physics
Take at Gavilan College: PHYS 4B or PHYS 4A or PHYS 4C
Classical Physics
Take at Gavilan College: PHYS 4B or PHYS 4A or PHYS 4C
Introduction to Academic Literacies
Take at Gavilan College: ENGL C1000
Introduction to Literature
Take at Gavilan College: ENGL 1B
Introduction to Public Speaking
Take at Gavilan College: COMM C1000
Calculus
Take at Gavilan College: MATH 1B
Calculus
Take at Gavilan College: MATH 1A
Statics
Take at Gavilan College: ENGR 2
Circuits I
Take at Gavilan College: ENGR 3
Differential Equations
Take at Gavilan College: MATH 2C
Linear Algebra
Take at Gavilan College: MATH 2
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.