Marine Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Palomar College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Marine Biology B.S. major from Palomar College — i.e. exactly which Palomar College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Palomar College → UC San Diego)
Calculus I
Take at Palomar College: MATH 140
Calculus II
Take at Palomar College: MATH 141
Calculus III
Take at Palomar College: MATH 205
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Palomar College: MATH 140 or MATH 140E
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Palomar College: MATH 141 or MATH 141E
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Palomar College: MATH 205
Mechanics
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 200
Mechanics Laboratory
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 200
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 201
Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 201
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 200 or PHYS 201
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics Laboratory
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 200 or PHYS 201
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 230
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 231
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 231 or PHYS 230
Undergraduate Seminar
No Palomar College equivalent — complete after transfer.
General Chemistry II
Take at Palomar College: CHEM 110 or CHEM 115
General Chemistry I
Take at Palomar College: CHEM 110
General Chemistry III
Take at Palomar College: CHEM 115
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Palomar College: CHEM 115L
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Palomar College: BIOL 201 or BIOL 200
Multicellular Life
Take at Palomar College: BIOL 201 or BIOL 200
The Cell
Take at Palomar College: BIOL 200 or BIOL 201
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.