Biology: General Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Norco College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Biology: General Biology B.S. major from Norco College — i.e. exactly which Norco College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Norco College → UC San Diego)
Introductory Biology Lab
Take at Norco College: BIO 60 or BIO 61
The Cell
Take at Norco College: BIO 61 or BIO 60
Multicellular Life
Take at Norco College: BIO 60 or BIO 61
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Norco College: BIO 61 or BIO 60
Calculus I
Take at Norco College: MAT 5
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Norco College: MAT 70B
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Norco College: MAT 1A or MAT 1AH
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Norco College: MAT 1B
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Norco College: PHY 2B or PHY 2A
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics Laboratory
Take at Norco College: PHY 2A or PHY 2B
Mechanics Laboratory
Take at Norco College: PHY 2A
Mechanics
Take at Norco College: PHY 2A
Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
Take at Norco College: PHY 2B
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Norco College: PHY 2B
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Norco College: PHY 4A
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Norco College: PHY 4C
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Norco College: PHY 4B
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Norco College: PHY 4B
Physics Laboratory-Modern Physics
Take at Norco College: PHY 4C
Physics Laboratory - Mechanics
Take at Norco College: PHY 4A
Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
Take at Norco College: CHE 12A or CHE 12B
Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity and Synthesis
Take at Norco College: CHE 12B or CHE 12A
General Chemistry I
Take at Norco College: CHE 1A
General Chemistry II
Take at Norco College: CHE 1A or CHE 1B
General Chemistry III
Take at Norco College: CHE 1B
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Norco College: CHE 1B or CHE 1A
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.