Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Mount San Antonio College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Biology B.S. major from Mount San Antonio College — i.e. exactly which Mount San Antonio College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Mount San Antonio College → UC Santa Cruz)
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Mount San Antonio College: CHEM 80
Calculus with Applications
Take at Mount San Antonio College: MATH 181
General Chemistry
Take at Mount San Antonio College: CHEM 50 or CHEM 50H
General Chemistry
Take at Mount San Antonio College: CHEM 51 or CHEM 51H
General Chemistry
Take at Mount San Antonio College: CHEM 51 or CHEM 51H
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Mount San Antonio College: CHEM 50 or CHEM 51 or CHEM 50H or CHEM 51H
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Mount San Antonio College: CHEM 51 or CHEM 50 or CHEM 51H or CHEM 50H
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Mount San Antonio College: BIOL 4 or BIOL 4H
Development and Physiology
Take at Mount San Antonio College: BIOL 2
Organic Chemistry
Take at Mount San Antonio College: CHEM 80
Experimental Biology Laboratory
No Mount San Antonio College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus with Applications
Take at Mount San Antonio College: MATH 180
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Mount San Antonio College: MATH 180
Organic Chemistry
Take at Mount San Antonio College: CHEM 81
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Mount San Antonio College: MATH 181
Statistics
Take at Mount San Antonio College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
No Mount San Antonio College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Mount San Antonio College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introductory Physics III
Take at Mount San Antonio College: PHYS 4B
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at Mount San Antonio College: PHYS 4A
Introductory Physics I
Take at Mount San Antonio College: PHYS 4A
Introductory Physics III Laboratory
Take at Mount San Antonio College: PHYS 4B
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at Mount San Antonio College: PHYS 4C
Introductory Physics II
Take at Mount San Antonio College: PHYS 4C
Ecology and Evolution
Take at Mount San Antonio College: BIOL 4 or BIOL 4H
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Mount San Antonio College: CHEM 51H or CHEM 50H or CHEM 50 or CHEM 51
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at Mount San Antonio College: CHEM 50 or CHEM 51 or CHEM 50H or CHEM 51H
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Mount San Antonio College: CHEM 51 or CHEM 51H
General Chemistry Lab
Take at Mount San Antonio College: CHEM 51 or CHEM 51H
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.