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Biology: Molecular and Cell Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UC San Diego

The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Biology: Molecular and Cell Biology B.S. major from Santa Monica College — i.e. exactly which Santa Monica College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Santa Monica College → UC San Diego)

MATH 10B
4 UC units
Calculus II
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8 or MATH 29 or MATH 28
MATH 10A
4 UC units
Calculus I
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 7 or MATH 28
MATH 20A
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8 or MATH 7
MATH 20B
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8
PHYS 1C
3 UC units
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 9 or PHYSCS 8
PHYS 1CL
2 UC units
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics Laboratory
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 8 or PHYSCS 9
PHYS 1AL
2 UC units
Mechanics Laboratory
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 8
PHYS 1A
3 UC units
Mechanics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 8
PHYS 1BL
2 UC units
Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 9
PHYS 1B
3 UC units
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 9
PHYS 2A
4 UC units
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 21
PHYS 2C
4 UC units
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 23
PHYS 2B
4 UC units
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 22
PHYS 2CL
2 UC units
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 22
PHYS 2DL
2 UC units
Physics Laboratory-Modern Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 24 or PHYSCS 23
PHYS 2BL
2 UC units
Physics Laboratory - Mechanics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 21
CHEM 6A
4 UC units
General Chemistry I
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 11
CHEM 6B
4 UC units
General Chemistry II
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 11 or CHEM 12
CHEM 6C
4 UC units
General Chemistry III
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 12
CHEM 7L
4 UC units
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 12 or CHEM 11
CHEM 41A
4 UC units
Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 21
CHEM 41B
4 UC units
Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity and Synthesis
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 22 or CHEM 21
BILD 1
4 UC units
The Cell
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 23 or BIOL 21 or BIOL 22
BILD 3
4 UC units
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 21 or BIOL 23 or BIOL 22
BILD 4
2 UC units
Introductory Biology Lab
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 22 or BIOL 21 or BIOL 23

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.