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Biology Minor Transfer Requirements: San Diego Mesa College → UC Santa Cruz

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Biology Minor major from San Diego Mesa College — i.e. exactly which San Diego Mesa College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (San Diego Mesa College → UC Santa Cruz)

CHEM 3A
5 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 200L
CHEM 3B
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 201 or CHEM 201L
CHEM 3C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 201 or CHEM 201L
CHEM 8A
5 UC units
Organic Chemistry
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 231
CHEM 8B
5 UC units
Organic Chemistry
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 233
BIOE 20B
5 UC units
Development and Physiology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 210B
BIOL 20A
5 UC units
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 210A
BIOL 20L
2 UC units
Experimental Biology Laboratory
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Biology Minor 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.