Marine Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Los Angeles Valley College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Marine Biology B.S. major from Los Angeles Valley College — i.e. exactly which Los Angeles Valley College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Los Angeles Valley College → UC San Diego)
Calculus I
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: MATH 238 or MATH 247
Calculus II
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: MATH 238 or MATH 248
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: MATH 261
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: MATH 262
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: MATH 263
Mechanics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHYSICS 066
Mechanics Laboratory
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHYSICS 066
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHYSICS 067
Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHYSICS 067
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHYSICS 067 or PHYSICS 066
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics Laboratory
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHYSICS 067 or PHYSICS 066
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHYSICS 037
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHYSICS 038
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHYSICS 039 or PHYSICS 038 or PHYSICS 037
Undergraduate Seminar
No Los Angeles Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
General Chemistry II
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: CHEM 102 or CHEM 101
General Chemistry I
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: CHEM 101
General Chemistry III
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: CHEM 102
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: CHEM 102 or CHEM 101
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: BIOLOGY 007 or BIOLOGY 006
Multicellular Life
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: BIOLOGY 006 or BIOLOGY 007
The Cell
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: BIOLOGY 006 or BIOLOGY 007
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.