Biology with a Specialization in Bioinformatics B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara City College — i.e. exactly which Santa Barbara City College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Santa Barbara City College → UC San Diego)
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 200
Linear Algebra
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 210
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 160
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 150
Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHEM 211
Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity and Synthesis
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHEM 211 or CHEM 212
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHYS 122
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHYS 123
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHYS 121
The Cell
Take at Santa Barbara City College: BIOL 103 or BIOL 101 or BIOL 102
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: BIOL 103 or BIOL 102 or BIOL 101
Introductory Biology Lab
Take at Santa Barbara City College: BIOL 101 or BIOL 103 or BIOL 102
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CS 140 or CS 106
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CS 105
General Chemistry I
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHEM 155
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHEM 155 or CHEM 156
General Chemistry III
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHEM 156
General Chemistry II
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHEM 155 or CHEM 156
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.