Bioengineering: Bioinformatics B.S. Transfer Requirements: Los Angeles Southwest College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Bioengineering: Bioinformatics B.S. major from Los Angeles Southwest College — i.e. exactly which Los Angeles Southwest College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Los Angeles Southwest College → UC San Diego)
General Chemistry I
Take at Los Angeles Southwest College: CHEM 101
General Chemistry II
Take at Los Angeles Southwest College: CHEM 101 or CHEM 102
The Cell
Take at Los Angeles Southwest College: BIOLOGY 007 or BIOLOGY 006
Introductory Biology Lab
Take at Los Angeles Southwest College: BIOLOGY 006 or BIOLOGY 007
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Los Angeles Southwest College: BIOLOGY 007 or BIOLOGY 006
Introduction to Bioengineering
No Los Angeles Southwest College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Los Angeles Southwest College: CS 113 or CS 136
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Los Angeles Southwest College: CS 136
Linear Algebra
Take at Los Angeles Southwest College: MATH 270
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Los Angeles Southwest College: MATH 265
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Los Angeles Southwest College: MATH 266
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Los Angeles Southwest College: MATH 267
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at Los Angeles Southwest College: MATH 275
Vector Calculus
No Los Angeles Southwest College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Los Angeles Southwest College: PHYSICS 037
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Los Angeles Southwest College: PHYSICS 038
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Los Angeles Southwest College: PHYSICS 038 or PHYSICS 037 or PHYSICS 039
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.