Plant Sciences B.S. Transfer Requirements: Long Beach City College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Plant Sciences B.S. major from Long Beach City College — i.e. exactly which Long Beach City College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Long Beach City College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Long Beach City College: BIO 1A
Development and Physiology
Take at Long Beach City College: BIO 1B or BIO 1A
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Long Beach City College: BIO 1B or BIO 1A
General Chemistry
Take at Long Beach City College: CHEM 1A
General Chemistry
Take at Long Beach City College: CHEM 1B
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Long Beach City College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1A
Calculus with Applications
Take at Long Beach City College: MATH 60 or MATH 60H or MATH 60S
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Long Beach City College: MATH 60 or MATH 60H or MATH 60S
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Long Beach City College: CHEM 1B
General Chemistry
Take at Long Beach City College: CHEM 1B
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Long Beach City College: CHEM 1B
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Long Beach City College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Long Beach City College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1A
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Long Beach City College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1A
Calculus with Applications
Take at Long Beach City College: MATH 70 or MATH 60 or MATH 60H or MATH 70H or MATH 60S or MATH 70S
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Long Beach City College: MATH 70 or MATH 70H or MATH 70S
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at Long Beach City College: PHYS 3A
Introductory Physics II
Take at Long Beach City College: PHYS 3C
Introductory Physics I
Take at Long Beach City College: PHYS 3A
Introductory Physics III
Take at Long Beach City College: PHYS 3B
Statistics
Take at Long Beach City College: STAT C1000H or STAT C1000 or MATH 21B or MATH 21A or STAT C1000E
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
No Long Beach City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Long Beach City 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.