Biotechnology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Irvine Valley College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Biotechnology B.S. major from Irvine Valley College — i.e. exactly which Irvine Valley College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Irvine Valley College → UC Davis)
Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 81 or BIO 16 or BIO 81H
Undergraduate Seminars in Biotechnology
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biotechnology
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIOT 70
Introduction to Programming
Take at Irvine Valley College: CS 10
General Physics
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 2A or PHYS 2B
General Physics
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 2A or PHYS 2B
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 12A
Organic Chemistry: Brief Course
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Organic Chemistry: Brief Course
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Discrete Mathematics For Computer Science
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 6A or CS 6A
Software Development in UNIX & C++
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Computer Organization & Machine-Dependent Programming
Take at Irvine Valley College: CS 40B or CS 40A
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.