Biology: Microbiology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Lake Tahoe Community College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Biology: Microbiology B.S. major from Lake Tahoe Community College — i.e. exactly which Lake Tahoe Community College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Lake Tahoe Community College → UC San Diego)
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: MAT 105
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: MAT 106
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: PHY 107
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: PHY 108
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: PHY 207
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: PHY 207
Physics Laboratory-Modern Physics
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: PHY 208 or PHY 108
Physics Laboratory - Mechanics
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: PHY 107
General Chemistry I
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: CHM 103 or CHM 102 or CHM 101
General Chemistry II
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: CHM 101 or CHM 102 or CHM 103
General Chemistry III
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: CHM 101 or CHM 103 or CHM 102
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: CHM 101 or CHM 102 or CHM 103
Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: CHM 221
Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity and Synthesis
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: CHM 222
The Cell
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: BIO 103 or BIO 102 or BIO 101
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: BIO 103 or BIO 101 or BIO 102
Introductory Biology Lab
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: BIO 102 or BIO 101 or BIO 103
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.