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Biology Minor Transfer Requirements: Irvine Valley College → UC Santa Cruz

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

Required courses (Irvine Valley College → UC Santa Cruz)

CHEM 3A
5 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1AH
CHEM 3B
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1BH
CHEM 3C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1BH
CHEM 8A
5 UC units
Organic Chemistry
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 12A
CHEM 8B
5 UC units
Organic Chemistry
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 12B
BIOE 20B
5 UC units
Development and Physiology
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 80H or BIO 5 or BIO 2 or BIO 80
BIOL 20A
5 UC units
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 81H or BIO 16 or BIO 81
BIOL 20L
2 UC units
Experimental Biology Laboratory
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Biology Minor 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.