Biology with a Specialization in Bioinformatics B.S. Transfer Requirements: Sacramento City College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Biology with a Specialization in Bioinformatics B.S. major from Sacramento City College — i.e. exactly which Sacramento City College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Sacramento City College → UC San Diego)
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 402
Linear Algebra
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 410
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 401
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 400
Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
Take at Sacramento City College: CHEM 425 or CHEM 420
Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity and Synthesis
Take at Sacramento City College: CHEM 421 or CHEM 420 or CHEM 426 or CHEM 425
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Sacramento City College: PHYS 420
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Sacramento City College: PHYS 430
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Sacramento City College: PHYS 410
The Cell
Take at Sacramento City College: BIOL 402 or BIOL 422 or BIOL 412
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Sacramento City College: BIOL 402 or BIOL 422 or BIOL 412
Introductory Biology Lab
Take at Sacramento City College: BIOL 402 or BIOL 412 or BIOL 422
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Sacramento City College: CISP 430
General Chemistry I
Take at Sacramento City College: CHEM 400
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Sacramento City College: CHEM 400 or CHEM 401
General Chemistry III
Take at Sacramento City College: CHEM 400 or CHEM 401
General Chemistry II
Take at Sacramento City College: CHEM 400 or CHEM 401
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.