Marine Biology transfer requirements: De Anza College → UC San Diego

These are the lower-division Marine Biology courses UC San Diego 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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20UC San Diego requirements
20have a De Anza College match
20offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

UC San Diego requirementDe Anza College course that satisfies it
MATH 10A Calculus IMATH 12
MATH 20A Calculus for Science and EngineeringMATH 1Aor MATH 1AH
MATH 20B Calculus for Science and EngineeringMATH 1BHor MATH 1B
MATH 20C Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and EngineeringMATH 1C + MATH 1Dor MATH 1CH + MATH 1DH
PHYS 1A MechanicsPHYS 2A
PHYS 1AL Mechanics LaboratoryPHYS 2A
PHYS 1B Electricity and MagnetismPHYS 2B
PHYS 1BL Electricity and Magnetism LaboratoryPHYS 2B
PHYS 1C Waves, Optics, and Modern PhysicsPHYS 2C
PHYS 1CL Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics LaboratoryPHYS 2C
PHYS 2A Physics - MechanicsPHYS 4A
PHYS 2B Physics - Electricity and MagnetismPHYS 4B
PHYS 2C Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and OpticsPHYS 4C
CHEM 6B General Chemistry IICHEM 1BHor CHEM 1B
CHEM 6A General Chemistry ICHEM 1AHor CHEM 1A
CHEM 6C General Chemistry IIICHEM 1CHor CHEM 1C
CHEM 7L Introductory Inorganic Chemistry LaboratoryCHEM 1C + CHEM 1Bor CHEM 1BH + CHEM 1CH
BILD 3 Organismic and Evolutionary BiologyBIOL 6CH + BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6Bor BIOL 6C + BIOL 6A + BIOL 6B
BILD 2 Multicellular LifeBIOL 6C + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6Aor BIOL 6CH + BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6B
BILD 1 The CellBIOL 6AH + BIOL 6CH + BIOL 6Bor BIOL 6A + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6C

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose De Anza College as your sending institution, UC San Diego as the receiving institution, and Marine 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
MATH 122026 Fall27562Cheryl BalmOpen
MATH 122026 Fall27563Reza ShariatmadariClosed
MATH 122027 Winter38511STAFF, MOpen
MATH 122027 Winter38512STAFF, MOpen
MATH 1A2026 Fall27469STAFFClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall27470Zack JudsonWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall27482Karina ChoClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall27471James MailhotWaitlist
MATH 1AH2026 Fall29061James MailhotOpen
MATH 1AH2026 Fall29064Doli BambhaniaOpen
MATH 1BH2026 Fall29096Roderic TaylorOpen
MATH 1B2026 Fall27489Kejian ShiOpen
MATH 1B2026 Fall27491STAFFClosed
MATH 1B2026 Fall27493Usha GaneshalingamClosed
MATH 1B2026 Fall27496Roderic TaylorClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall27502Nadiia TurbaiClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall27503James MailhotClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall27504Zack JudsonOpen
MATH 1C2026 Fall28661Vinh NguyenWaitlist
MATH 1D2026 Fall27510James MailhotWaitlist
MATH 1D2026 Fall27511Roderic TaylorClosed
MATH 1D2026 Fall27512Hassan BourgoubOpen
MATH 1D2026 Fall27513Millia IsonOpen
MATH 1CH2026 Fall29060James MailhotOpen
MATH 1DH2026 Fall29062James MailhotOpen
MATH 1DH2026 Fall29097Roderic TaylorOpen
PHYS 2A2026 Fall25051WAMBA, KOLOClosed
PHYS 2A2026 Fall02071WAMBA, KOLOClosed
PHYS 2A2027 Winter01788STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 2A2027 Winter31893STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 2B2027 Winter38273STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 4A2026 Fall02076Zuleyha YuksekClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall02075Zuleyha YuksekClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall25893Kasra KhazeniClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall25898Kasra KhazeniClosed
PHYS 4B2026 Fall02081Eduardo LunaOpen
PHYS 4B2026 Fall27761Eduardo LunaOpen
PHYS 4B2026 Fall28538Kasra KhazeniOpen
PHYS 4B2026 Fall28540Kasra KhazeniOpen
PHYS 4C2026 Fall28539Ramin AlizadehOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter39834STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter39631STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter39632STAFF, MOpen
CHEM 1B2026 Fall21582Megan BrophyClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall21583Megan BrophyClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall21584Michael LaneClosed
CHEM 1B2027 Winter38872Cinzia MuzziOpen
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21574Cinzia MuzziClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21575Cinzia MuzziClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21576Alex ChangClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21577Alex ChangClosed
CHEM 1C2026 Fall21585David GrayClosed
CHEM 1C2026 Fall21586David GrayWaitlist
CHEM 1C2027 Winter37910Megan BrophyOpen
CHEM 1C2027 Winter32208Megan BrophyOpen
BIOL 6AH2027 Winter39880Bruce HeyerOpen
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
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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