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

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Marine Biology 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)

BIOL 20A
5 UC units
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Imperial Valley College: BIOL 180
BIOE 20B
5 UC units
Development and Physiology
Take at Imperial Valley College: BIOL 182 or BIOL 124 or BIOL 140
BIOE 20C
5 UC units
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Imperial Valley College: BIOL 124 or BIOL 140
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 4A
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 19A
5 UC units
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 192
CHEM 3BL
2 UC units
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 202
CHEM 3C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 202
CHEM 3CL
2 UC units
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 202
CHEM 4AL
2 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
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
CHEM 4BL
2 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Imperial Valley College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 202
MATH 11B
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 194
MATH 19B
5 UC units
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 194
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 6A
5 UC units
Introductory Physics I
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 200
PHYS 6C
5 UC units
Introductory Physics III
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHYS 202
STAT 5
5 UC units
Statistics
Take at Imperial Valley College: STAT C1000
STAT 7
5 UC units
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at Imperial Valley College: STAT C1000 or MATH 122
STAT 7L
2 UC units
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Imperial Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.

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Marine Biology B.S. from Imperial Valley College to other UCs

Marine Biology 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.