Chemistry and Biochemistry: Environmental Chemistry B.S. Transfer Requirements: Imperial Valley College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Chemistry and Biochemistry: Environmental Chemistry B.S. major from Imperial Valley College — i.e. exactly which Imperial Valley College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Imperial Valley College → UC San Diego)
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 204
Physics - Relativity and Quantum Physics
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 202 or PHYS 204
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 200
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 202
General Chemistry II
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 202 or CHEM 200
General Chemistry I
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 200
General Chemistry III
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 202
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 202
Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 204
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 206 or CHEM 204
Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity and Synthesis
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 206 or CHEM 204
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 202
Physics Laboratory - Mechanics
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 200
Physics Laboratory-Modern Physics
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 204
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 210
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 194
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 220
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 192
Linear Algebra
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 230
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.