Plant Sciences B.S. Transfer Requirements: Irvine Valley College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Plant Sciences B.S. 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)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 81H or BIO 16 or BIO 81
Development and Physiology
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 80H or BIO 5 or BIO 2 or BIO 80
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 80H or BIO 2 or BIO 5 or BIO 80
General Chemistry
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1AH
General Chemistry
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1BH
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1AH or CHEM 1A or CHEM 1BH
Calculus with Applications
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3A or MATH 3AH
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3A or MATH 3AH
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1BH
General Chemistry
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1BH
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1BH
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B or CHEM 1AH or CHEM 1BH
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1AH or CHEM 1A or CHEM 1BH
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1AH or CHEM 1B or CHEM 1A or CHEM 1BH
Calculus with Applications
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3B or MATH 3BH
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3B or MATH 3BH
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 4A
Introductory Physics II
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 4C or PHYS 4A
Introductory Physics I
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 4A
Introductory Physics III
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 4B
Statistics
Take at Irvine Valley College: STAT C1000 or BIO 7 or ECON 10 or MGT 10 or ECON 10H or MGT 10H or PSYC 10 or PSYC 10H or HLTH 10
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at Irvine Valley College: PSYC 10 or PSYC 10H or ECON 10 or MGT 10 or ECON 10H or MGT 10H or STAT C1000 or HLTH 10
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
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.