Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: San Diego Mesa College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology B.S. 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).
Admitted / applied
95 / 157
Admit GPA range
3.19 - 3.70
Required courses (San Diego Mesa College → UC Santa Cruz)
General Chemistry
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 200L
General Chemistry
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 201 or CHEM 201L
General Chemistry
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 201 or CHEM 201L
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 201L or CHEM 201 or CHEM 200 or CHEM 200L
Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 200L or CHEM 200 or CHEM 201 or CHEM 201L
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 210A
Development and Physiology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 210B
Organic Chemistry
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 231
Experimental Biology Laboratory
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus with Applications
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 150 or MATH 122 or MATH 121
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 150
Organic Chemistry
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 233
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 231L
Calculus with Applications
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 151 or MATH 122 or MATH 121
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 151
Statistics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: STAT C1000 or BUSE 115
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BUSE 115
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
General Chemistry Lab
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 201 or CHEM 201L
General Chemistry Lab
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 201 or CHEM 201L
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 200L or CHEM 201 or CHEM 201L
Advanced General Chemistry Lab
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHEM 201L or CHEM 200 or CHEM 200L or CHEM 201
Ecology and Evolution
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 210B or BIOL 210A
Introductory Physics II
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHYS 195 or PHYS 197
Introductory Physics II Laboratory
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHYS 197 or PHYS 195
Introductory Physics III Laboratory
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHYS 196
Introductory Physics I
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHYS 195
Introductory Physics I Laboratory
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHYS 195
Introductory Physics III
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHYS 196
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.