Marine Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Riverside City College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Marine Biology B.S. major from Riverside City College — i.e. exactly which Riverside City College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Riverside City College → UC San Diego)
Calculus I
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 5
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 1A or MAT 1AH
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 1B
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 1C
Mechanics
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 2A
Mechanics Laboratory
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 2A
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 2B
Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 2B
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 2B or PHY 2A
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics Laboratory
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 2B or PHY 2A
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 4A
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 4B
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Riverside City College: PHY 4C
Undergraduate Seminar
No Riverside City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
General Chemistry II
Take at Riverside City College: CHE 1A or CHE 1B
General Chemistry I
Take at Riverside City College: CHE 1A
General Chemistry III
Take at Riverside City College: CHE 1B
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Riverside City College: CHE 1B or CHE 1A
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Riverside City College: BIO 60 or BIO 61
Multicellular Life
Take at Riverside City College: BIO 61 or BIO 60
The Cell
Take at Riverside City College: BIO 61 or BIO 60
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.