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Biomolecular Engineering and Bioinformatics B.S. Transfer Requirements: Rancho Santiago College → UC Santa Cruz

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Biomolecular Engineering and Bioinformatics B.S. major from Rancho Santiago College — i.e. exactly which Rancho Santiago College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Rancho Santiago College → UC Santa Cruz)

AM 10
5 UC units
Linear Algebra for Engineers
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 287
MATH 21
5 UC units
Linear Algebra
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 287
PHIL 22
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethical Theory
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHIL 108
CHEM 3A
5 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 219 or CHEM 219H
CHEM 3B
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 229
CHEM 3C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 229
CHEM 4A
5 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 229 or CHEM 219 or CHEM 219H
CHEM 4B
5 UC units
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 229 or CHEM 219 or CHEM 219H
BIOL 20A
5 UC units
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: BIOL 211 or BIOL 275
MATH 19A
5 UC units
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 180
MATH 19B
5 UC units
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 185
CHEM 8A
5 UC units
Organic Chemistry
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 249
CHEM 8B
5 UC units
Organic Chemistry
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CHEM 259
PHYS 5A
5 UC units
Introduction to Physics I
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 227 or PHYS 237 or PHYS 217
PHYS 5B
5 UC units
Introduction to Physics II
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 217 or PHYS 227 or PHYS 237
CSE 16
5 UC units
Applied Discrete Mathematics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CMPR 140
CSE 30
7 UC units
Programming Abstractions: Python
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CMPR 131

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Biomolecular Engineering and Bioinformatics B.S. to UC Santa Cruz from other colleges

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.