Biology: Molecular and Cell Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Ohlone College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Biology: Molecular and Cell Biology B.S. major from Ohlone College — i.e. exactly which Ohlone College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Ohlone College → UC San Diego)
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Ohlone College: STAT C1000
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Ohlone College: MATH 101A
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Ohlone College: MATH 101B
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Ohlone College: PHYS 120A or PHYS 121A or PHYS 121 or PHYS 120
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics Laboratory
Take at Ohlone College: PHYS 120 or PHYS 120A or PHYS 121 or PHYS 121A
Mechanics Laboratory
Take at Ohlone College: PHYS 120A or PHYS 120 or PHYS 121A or PHYS 121
Mechanics
Take at Ohlone College: PHYS 121 or PHYS 120 or PHYS 120A or PHYS 121A
Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
Take at Ohlone College: PHYS 120 or PHYS 120A or PHYS 121A or PHYS 121
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Ohlone College: PHYS 120A or PHYS 121A or PHYS 121 or PHYS 120
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Ohlone College: PHYS 140
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Ohlone College: PHYS 142
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Ohlone College: PHYS 141
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Ohlone College: PHYS 141
Physics Laboratory-Modern Physics
Take at Ohlone College: PHYS 142
Physics Laboratory - Mechanics
Take at Ohlone College: PHYS 140
General Chemistry I
Take at Ohlone College: CHEM 101A
General Chemistry II
Take at Ohlone College: CHEM 101B or CHEM 101A
General Chemistry III
Take at Ohlone College: CHEM 101A or CHEM 101B
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Ohlone College: CHEM 101B or CHEM 101A
Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
Take at Ohlone College: CHEM 112A
Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity and Synthesis
Take at Ohlone College: CHEM 112A or CHEM 112B
The Cell
Take at Ohlone College: BIOL 101A or BIOL 101B
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Ohlone College: BIOL 101B or BIOL 101A
Introductory Biology Lab
Take at Ohlone College: BIOL 101A or BIOL 101B
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.