Biology transfer requirements: De Anza College → UC Santa Cruz

These are the lower-division Biology courses UC Santa Cruz expects you to finish before you transfer, taken from the 2025–26 ASSIST agreement, and matched to the De Anza College courses that satisfy each one.

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27UC Santa Cruz requirements
27have a De Anza College match
22offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

UC Santa Cruz requirementDe Anza College course that satisfies it
CHEM 3A General ChemistryCHEM 1Aor CHEM 1AH
CHEM 3B General ChemistryCHEM 1Bor CHEM 1BH
CHEM 3C General ChemistryCHEM 1Cor CHEM 1CH
CHEM 4A Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and ReactivityCHEM 1B + CHEM 1C + CHEM 1Aor CHEM 1AH + CHEM 1BH + CHEM 1CH
CHEM 4B Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and ReactivityCHEM 1A + CHEM 1C + CHEM 1Bor CHEM 1BH + CHEM 1AH + CHEM 1CH
BIOL 20A Cell and Molecular BiologyBIOL 6B
BIOE 20B Development and PhysiologyBIOL 6AHor BIOL 6A
CHEM 8A Organic ChemistryCHEM 12A
MATH 11A Calculus with ApplicationsMATH 1AHor MATH 1A
MATH 19A Calculus for Science, Engineering, and MathematicsMATH 1AHor MATH 1A
CHEM 8B Organic ChemistryCHEM 12B
CHEM 8L Organic Chemistry LaboratoryCHEM 12A
MATH 11B Calculus with ApplicationsMATH 1C + MATH 1Bor MATH 1CH + MATH 1BH
MATH 19B Calculus for Science, Engineering, and MathematicsMATH 1BH + MATH 1CHor MATH 1B + MATH 1C
STAT 5 StatisticsSTAT C1000or STAT C1000Hor PSYC 15or SOC 15or MATH 217 + MATH 17or POLI 20
STAT 7 Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health SciencesSTAT C1000or STAT C1000Hor MATH 217 + MATH 17
CHEM 3BL General Chemistry LabCHEM 1Bor CHEM 1BH
CHEM 3CL General Chemistry LabCHEM 1Cor CHEM 1CH
CHEM 4AL Advanced General Chemistry LabCHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1Cor CHEM 1AH + CHEM 1BH + CHEM 1CH
CHEM 4BL Advanced General Chemistry LabCHEM 1AH + CHEM 1CH + CHEM 1BHor CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C
BIOE 20C Ecology and EvolutionBIOL 6CHor BIOL 6C
PHYS 6B Introductory Physics IIPHYS 4Cor PHYS 2C
PHYS 6M Introductory Physics II LaboratoryPHYS 2Cor PHYS 4C
PHYS 6N Introductory Physics III LaboratoryPHYS 4Bor PHYS 2B
PHYS 6A Introductory Physics IPHYS 2Aor PHYS 4A
PHYS 6L Introductory Physics I LaboratoryPHYS 4Aor PHYS 2A
PHYS 6C Introductory Physics IIIPHYS 2Bor PHYS 4B

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose De Anza College as your sending institution, UC Santa Cruz as the receiving institution, and Biology as the major. ASSIST is the only official source, and agreements change between catalog years.

Which of these you can actually take in 2025–26

Matched against the official De Anza College schedule for 2026 Fall and 2027 Winter. Seat status changes daily — the planner shows the live figures.

CourseTermCRNInstructorStatus
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21574Cinzia MuzziClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21575Cinzia MuzziClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21576Alex ChangClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21577Alex ChangClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall21582Megan BrophyClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall21583Megan BrophyClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall21584Michael LaneClosed
CHEM 1B2027 Winter38872Cinzia MuzziOpen
CHEM 1C2026 Fall21585David GrayClosed
CHEM 1C2026 Fall21586David GrayWaitlist
CHEM 1C2027 Winter37910Megan BrophyOpen
CHEM 1C2027 Winter32208Megan BrophyOpen
BIOL 6B2027 Winter38863Lianna WongOpen
BIOL 6B2027 Winter38864Lianna WongOpen
BIOL 6B2027 Winter00224Simon Kang'aOpen
BIOL 6B2027 Winter00225Simon Kang'aOpen
BIOL 6AH2027 Winter39880Bruce HeyerOpen
BIOL 6A2026 Fall00237Simon Kang'aClosed
BIOL 6A2026 Fall27809Simon Kang'aClosed
BIOL 6A2026 Fall00239Bruce HeyerClosed
BIOL 6A2026 Fall00240Bruce HeyerClosed
CHEM 12A2026 Fall28911Chad MillerClosed
CHEM 12A2026 Fall21588Chad MillerClosed
CHEM 12A2026 Fall27866STAFF, MClosed
CHEM 12A2026 Fall27867STAFF, MClosed
MATH 1AH2026 Fall29061James MailhotOpen
MATH 1AH2026 Fall29064Doli BambhaniaOpen
MATH 1A2026 Fall27469STAFFClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall27470Zack JudsonWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall27482Karina ChoClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall27471James MailhotWaitlist
CHEM 12B2027 Winter32211STAFF, MOpen
CHEM 12B2027 Winter32212STAFF, MOpen
CHEM 12B2027 Winter34851Chad MillerOpen
CHEM 12B2027 Winter40025STAFF, MOpen
MATH 1C2026 Fall27502Nadiia TurbaiClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall27503James MailhotClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall27504Zack JudsonOpen
MATH 1C2026 Fall28661Vinh NguyenWaitlist
MATH 1B2026 Fall27489Kejian ShiOpen
MATH 1B2026 Fall27491STAFFClosed
MATH 1B2026 Fall27493Usha GaneshalingamClosed
MATH 1B2026 Fall27496Roderic TaylorClosed
MATH 1CH2026 Fall29060James MailhotOpen
MATH 1BH2026 Fall29096Roderic TaylorOpen
STAT C10002026 Fall28616Rani FischerWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall28620Jelena SeganClosed
STAT C10002026 Fall28623Vinh NguyenWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall28621Amanda LienWaitlist
PSYC 152026 Fall02162Mark HealyWaitlist
PSYC 152026 Fall26464Christopher OlsenClosed
PSYC 152027 Winter01886Mark HealyOpen
PSYC 152027 Winter36876STAFF, MOpen
SOC 152026 Fall02292Mark HealyOpen
SOC 152026 Fall26465Christopher OlsenClosed
SOC 152027 Winter01959Mark HealyOpen
SOC 152027 Winter36877STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 4C2026 Fall28539Ramin AlizadehOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter39834STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter39631STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter39632STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 4B2026 Fall02081Eduardo LunaOpen
PHYS 4B2026 Fall27761Eduardo LunaOpen
PHYS 4B2026 Fall28538Kasra KhazeniOpen
PHYS 4B2026 Fall28540Kasra KhazeniOpen
PHYS 2B2027 Winter38273STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 2A2026 Fall25051WAMBA, KOLOClosed
PHYS 2A2026 Fall02071WAMBA, KOLOClosed
PHYS 2A2027 Winter01788STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 2A2027 Winter31893STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 4A2026 Fall02076Zuleyha YuksekClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall02075Zuleyha YuksekClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall25893Kasra KhazeniClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall25898Kasra KhazeniClosed
ASSIST is the official source for UC articulation, but it tells you which courses count, not when they run or who teaches them. The planner puts both together and warns you about time conflicts.
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