Biological Systems Engineering B.S. Transfer Requirements: San Diego Mesa College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Biological Systems Engineering B.S. major from San Diego Mesa College — i.e. exactly which San Diego Mesa College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (San Diego Mesa College → UC Davis)
Organic Chemistry: Brief Course
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Organic Chemistry: Brief Course
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Linear Algebra
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 254
Differential Equations
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 255
Circuits I
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ENGE 260
Statics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ENGE 200
Calculus
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 150
Calculus
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 151
Introduction to Public Speaking
Take at San Diego Mesa College: COMM C1000
Major Works of the Ancient World
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ENGL 220
Major Works of the Medieval & Early Modern World
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ENGL 220 or ENGL 221
Major Works of the Modern World
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ENGL 221
Introduction to Literature
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ENGL 105
Introduction to Academic Literacies
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ENGL C1000
Classical Physics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHYS 196 or PHYS 197
Classical Physics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHYS 196
Classical Physics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHYS 195
Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology & Evolution
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biology: Biodiversity & the Tree of Life
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
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.