Biochemistry and Molecular Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Los Angeles Pierce College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Biochemistry and Molecular Biology B.S. major from Los Angeles Pierce College — i.e. exactly which Los Angeles Pierce College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Los Angeles Pierce College → UC Santa Cruz)
Calculus with Applications
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: MATH 262
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: MATH 262
Statistics
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: MATH 229 or SOC 125 or STAT 101 or STAT C1000 or MATH 228B or MATH 228A
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 212 or CHEM 211
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 212 or CHEM 211
Development and Physiology
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: BIOLOGY 006 or BIOLOGY 007
Calculus with Applications
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: MATH 261
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: MATH 261
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: BIOLOGY 006
Organic Chemistry
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 211 or CHEM 212
Organic Chemistry
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 212 or CHEM 211
General Chemistry
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 101
General Chemistry
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 102
General Chemistry
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 102
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 101 or CHEM 102
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHEM 101 or CHEM 102
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.