Biotechnology transfer requirements: De Anza College → CSU San Marcos

These are the lower-division Biotechnology courses CSU San Marcos 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.

Also searched as: CSUSM.

14CSU San Marcos requirements
14have a De Anza College match
14offered this year

Build my Biotechnology schedule →

Course-by-course articulation

CSU San Marcos requirementDe Anza College course that satisfies it
CHEM 160 General Chemistry IICHEM 1C + CHEM 1B
PHYS 205 Physics for the Biological Sciences IPHYS 2A + PHYS 2B + PHYS 2C
CHEM 201L Organic Chemistry LaboratoryCHEM 12C + CHEM 12B + CHEM 12A
CHEM 150 General ChemistryCHEM 1A + CHEM 1B
CHEM 150L General Chemistry LaboratoryCHEM 1B + CHEM 1A
CHEM 202 Organic ChemistryCHEM 12B + CHEM 12C + CHEM 12A
PHYS 206 Physics for the Biological Sciences IIPHYS 2B + PHYS 2A + PHYS 2C
CHEM 201 Organic ChemistryCHEM 12C + CHEM 12A + CHEM 12B
SOC 101 Introduction to SociologySOC 1
PSYC 100 Introduction to PsychologyPSYC C1000
BIOL 210 Introduction to Cellular and Molecular BiologyBIOL 6C + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6A
BIOL 211 Introduction to Organismal and Population BiologyBIOL 6C + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6A
ACCT 201 Introduction to Financial AccountingACCT 1B + ACCT 1A
ACCT 202 Introduction to Managerial AccountingACCT 1C

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose De Anza College as your sending institution, CSU San Marcos as the receiving institution, and Biotechnology 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 1C2026 Fall21585David GrayClosed
CHEM 1C2026 Fall21586David GrayWaitlist
CHEM 1C2027 Winter37910Megan BrophyOpen
CHEM 1C2027 Winter32208Megan BrophyOpen
CHEM 1B2026 Fall21582Megan BrophyClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall21583Megan BrophyClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall21584Michael LaneClosed
CHEM 1B2027 Winter38872Cinzia MuzziOpen
PHYS 2A2026 Fall25051WAMBA, KOLOClosed
PHYS 2A2026 Fall02071WAMBA, KOLOClosed
PHYS 2A2027 Winter01788STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 2A2027 Winter31893STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 2B2027 Winter38273STAFF, MOpen
CHEM 12B2027 Winter32211STAFF, MOpen
CHEM 12B2027 Winter32212STAFF, MOpen
CHEM 12B2027 Winter34851Chad MillerOpen
CHEM 12B2027 Winter40025STAFF, MOpen
CHEM 12A2026 Fall28911Chad MillerClosed
CHEM 12A2026 Fall21588Chad MillerClosed
CHEM 12A2026 Fall27866STAFF, MClosed
CHEM 12A2026 Fall27867STAFF, MClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21574Cinzia MuzziClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21575Cinzia MuzziClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21576Alex ChangClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21577Alex ChangClosed
SOC 12026 Fall26786Steve NavaWaitlist
SOC 12026 Fall24150Steve NavaOpen
SOC 12026 Fall20294Marx Gomez-LiendoWaitlist
SOC 12026 Fall21571Marx Gomez-LiendoWaitlist
PSYC C10002026 Fall26463Jeanette TuckerOpen
PSYC C10002026 Fall02123Mark HealyWaitlist
PSYC C10002026 Fall27943Jeanette TuckerWaitlist
PSYC C10002026 Fall26460Harvey CohenWaitlist
BIOL 6B2027 Winter38863Lianna WongOpen
BIOL 6B2027 Winter38864Lianna WongOpen
BIOL 6B2027 Winter00224Simon Kang'aOpen
BIOL 6B2027 Winter00225Simon Kang'aOpen
BIOL 6A2026 Fall00237Simon Kang'aClosed
BIOL 6A2026 Fall27809Simon Kang'aClosed
BIOL 6A2026 Fall00239Bruce HeyerClosed
BIOL 6A2026 Fall00240Bruce HeyerClosed
ACCT 1B2026 Fall24284Kevin MelloWaitlist
ACCT 1B2026 Fall28231Michael RiordanClosed
ACCT 1B2026 Fall28541Jeffrey WestOpen
ACCT 1B2026 Fall28542Yacoub MoussaOpen
ACCT 1A2026 Fall00009Yacoub MoussaWaitlist
ACCT 1A2026 Fall27176Kevin MelloClosed
ACCT 1A2026 Fall24001Catherina WongWaitlist
ACCT 1A2026 Fall27178Mia BreenWaitlist
ACCT 1C2026 Fall27690Lih HungWaitlist
ACCT 1C2026 Fall00041Lih HungWaitlist
ACCT 1C2026 Fall28543Lauri HammondClosed
ACCT 1C2026 Fall25916Mahalakshmi RamamurthyClosed
ASSIST is the official source for CSU 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.
Open the planner for Biotechnology → CSU San Marcos

Biotechnology from De Anza College to other campuses

Same major from Foothill College → CSU San Marcos