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Biology: Molecular and Cell Biology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santiago Canyon College → UC San Diego

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

Required courses (Santiago Canyon College → UC San Diego)

MATH 20A
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 180 or MATH 180S
MATH 20B
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 185
PHYS 1C
3 UC units
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 150B or PHYS 150BC
PHYS 1CL
2 UC units
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics Laboratory
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 150B or PHYS 150BC
PHYS 1AL
2 UC units
Mechanics Laboratory
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 150AC or PHYS 150A
PHYS 1A
3 UC units
Mechanics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 150A or PHYS 150AC
PHYS 1BL
2 UC units
Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 150B or PHYS 150BC
PHYS 1B
3 UC units
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 150B or PHYS 150BC
PHYS 2A
4 UC units
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250A
PHYS 2C
4 UC units
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250C or PHYS 250B
PHYS 2B
4 UC units
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250B
PHYS 2CL
2 UC units
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250B or PHYS 250C
PHYS 2BL
2 UC units
Physics Laboratory - Mechanics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250A
CHEM 6A
4 UC units
General Chemistry I
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CHEM 200AH or CHEM 200A
CHEM 6B
4 UC units
General Chemistry II
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CHEM 200AH or CHEM 200B or CHEM 200A
CHEM 6C
4 UC units
General Chemistry III
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CHEM 200B
CHEM 7L
4 UC units
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CHEM 200B or CHEM 200A or CHEM 200AH
CHEM 41A
4 UC units
Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CHEM 280A
CHEM 41B
4 UC units
Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity and Synthesis
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CHEM 280B or CHEM 280A
BILD 1
4 UC units
The Cell
Take at Santiago Canyon College: BIOL 211 or BIOL 213 or BIOL 215 or BIOL 221 or BIOL 231
BILD 3
4 UC units
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: BIOL 211 or BIOL 213 or BIOL 215 or BIOL 221 or BIOL 231
BILD 4
2 UC units
Introductory Biology Lab
Take at Santiago Canyon College: BIOL 211 or BIOL 213 or BIOL 215 or BIOL 231 or BIOL 221

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Biology: Molecular and Cell Biology B.S. to UC San Diego 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.