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Chemistry B.S. Transfer Requirements: Imperial Valley College → UC Santa Cruz

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Chemistry B.S. major from Imperial Valley College — i.e. exactly which Imperial Valley College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Imperial Valley College → UC Santa Cruz)

CHEM 3A
5 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 200
CHEM 3B
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 202
CHEM 3C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 202
CHEM 4A
5 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 202
CHEM 4B
5 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 202
MATH 11A
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 192
MATH 11B
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 194
MATH 19A
5 UC units
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 192
MATH 19B
5 UC units
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 194
CHEM 8B
5 UC units
Organic Chemistry
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 206 or CHEM 204
CHEM 8A
5 UC units
Organic Chemistry
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 204 or CHEM 206
CHEM 8L
2 UC units
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 204 or CHEM 206
CHEM 8M
2 UC units
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 206 or CHEM 204
PHYS 6A
5 UC units
Introductory Physics I
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 200
PHYS 6L
1 UC units
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 200
PHYS 6B
5 UC units
Introductory Physics II
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 204
PHYS 6M
1 UC units
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 204
MATH 22
5 UC units
Introduction to Calculus of Several Variables
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 210
MATH 24
5 UC units
Ordinary Differential Equations
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 220
AM 10
5 UC units
Linear Algebra for Engineers
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 230
MATH 21
5 UC units
Linear Algebra
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 230
PHYS 6N
1 UC units
Introductory Physics III Laboratory
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 202
PHYS 6C
5 UC units
Introductory Physics III
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 202

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Chemistry B.S. from Imperial Valley College to other UCs

Chemistry B.S. to UC Santa Cruz from other colleges

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.