Biology: Microbiology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Southwestern College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Biology: Microbiology B.S. major from Southwestern College — i.e. exactly which Southwestern College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Southwestern College → UC San Diego)
Calculus II
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 121 or MATH 122
Calculus I
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 121 or MATH 120
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Southwestern College: STAT C1000 or BIOL 215
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 250
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 251
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 150 or PHYS 153 or PHYS 152 or PHYS 151
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics Laboratory
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 153 or PHYS 151 or PHYS 150 or PHYS 152
Mechanics Laboratory
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 151
Mechanics
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 150
Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 153
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 152
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 270
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 274
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 272
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 273
Physics Laboratory - Mechanics
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 271
General Chemistry I
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 200
General Chemistry II
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 210
General Chemistry III
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 210 or CHEM 200
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 210
Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 240
Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity and Synthesis
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 240 or CHEM 242
The Cell
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 210 or BIOL 212 or BIOL 211
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 211 or BIOL 210 or BIOL 212
Introductory Biology Lab
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 211 or BIOL 212 or BIOL 210
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.