Marine Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Laney College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Marine Biology B.S. major from Laney College — i.e. exactly which Laney College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Laney College → UC San Diego)
Calculus I
Take at Laney College: MATH 16A
Calculus II
Take at Laney College: MATH 16B or MATH 16A
Calculus III
Take at Laney College: MATH 16B
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Laney College: MATH 3A
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Laney College: MATH 3B
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Laney College: MATH 3C
Mechanics
Take at Laney College: PHYS 3A or PHYS 3B
Mechanics Laboratory
Take at Laney College: PHYS 3A or PHYS 3B
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Laney College: PHYS 3A or PHYS 3B
Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
Take at Laney College: PHYS 3A or PHYS 3B
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Laney College: PHYS 3A or PHYS 3B
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics Laboratory
Take at Laney College: PHYS 3A or PHYS 3B
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Laney College: PHYS 4A
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Laney College: PHYS 4B
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Laney College: PHYS 4B or PHYS 4A or PHYS 4C
Undergraduate Seminar
No Laney College equivalent — complete after transfer.
General Chemistry II
Take at Laney College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
General Chemistry I
Take at Laney College: CHEM 1A
General Chemistry III
Take at Laney College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Laney College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Laney College: BIOL 1B or BIOL 1A
Multicellular Life
Take at Laney College: BIOL 1B or BIOL 1A
The Cell
Take at Laney College: BIOL 1B or BIOL 1A
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.