Marine Biology transfer requirements: Foothill College → UC Santa Cruz

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

Also searched as: UCSC.

22UC Santa Cruz requirements
22have a Foothill College match
21offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

UC Santa Cruz requirementFoothill College course that satisfies it
BIOL 20A Cell and Molecular BiologyBIOL 1A
BIOE 20B Development and PhysiologyBIOL 1B
BIOE 20C Ecology and EvolutionBIOL 1C
CHEM 3A General ChemistryCHEM 1A
CHEM 3B General ChemistryCHEM 1B
CHEM 4A Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and ReactivityCHEM 1C + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1A
MATH 11A Calculus with ApplicationsMATH 1Aor MATH 1AH
MATH 19A Calculus for Science, Engineering, and MathematicsMATH 1Aor MATH 1AH
CHEM 3BL General Chemistry LabCHEM 1B
CHEM 3C General ChemistryCHEM 1C
CHEM 3CL General Chemistry LabCHEM 1C
CHEM 4AL Advanced General Chemistry LabCHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C
CHEM 4B Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and ReactivityCHEM 1A + CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B
CHEM 4BL Advanced General Chemistry LabCHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C
MATH 11B Calculus with ApplicationsMATH 1Bor MATH 1BH
MATH 19B Calculus for Science, Engineering, and MathematicsMATH 1B + MATH 1Cor MATH 1BH + MATH 1C
PHYS 6L Introductory Physics I LaboratoryPHYS 2A + PHYS 2AMor PHYS 4A
PHYS 6B Introductory Physics IIPHYS 4Cor PHYS 2B + PHYS 2CM + PHYS 2C + PHYS 2BM
PHYS 6A Introductory Physics IPHYS 2AM + PHYS 2Aor PHYS 4A
PHYS 6C Introductory Physics IIIPHYS 4Bor PHYS 2B + PHYS 2BM
STAT 5 StatisticsPSYC 7or STAT C1000or SOC 7or MATH 217 + MATH 17
STAT 7 Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health SciencesMATH 217 + MATH 17or STAT C1000

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose Foothill College as your sending institution, UC Santa Cruz 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 Foothill College schedule for 2026 Fall and 2027 Winter. Seat status changes daily — the planner shows the live figures.

CourseTermCRNInstructorStatus
BIOL 1A2026 Fall20134Karen EricksonClosed
BIOL 1A2026 Fall20649Karen EricksonClosed
BIOL 1A2026 Fall21593Dadbeh RouhbakhshClosed
BIOL 1A2027 Winter30640Karen EricksonOpen
BIOL 1B2026 Fall20078Lisa SchultheisWaitlist
BIOL 1B2026 Fall20915Lisa SchultheisClosed
BIOL 1B2027 Winter31729Lisa SchultheisOpen
BIOL 1B2027 Winter31730Lisa SchultheisOpen
BIOL 1C2027 Winter30741Lisa SchultheisOpen
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20024Amid SalariWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20025Amid SalariWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20516Kelley LiuWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20517Nayereh RezaeiWaitlist
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20027Gail KatsirClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20146Gail KatsirClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20026Nadia BiglariClosed
CHEM 1B2027 Winter31060Sandhya RaoOpen
CHEM 1C2026 Fall20527Ron PainterWaitlist
CHEM 1C2026 Fall20856Ron PainterClosed
CHEM 1C2027 Winter30722Ron PainterOpen
CHEM 1C2027 Winter31748Ron PainterOpen
MATH 1A2026 Fall20047Shobha OrugantiWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall20048Quynh Lam HaClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall20325Staff MWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall20614Sarah WilliamsClosed
MATH 1AH2026 Fall20753Ryan PughWaitlist
MATH 1B2026 Fall20878Marnie FranciscoWaitlist
MATH 1B2026 Fall20755Matthew LitrusWaitlist
MATH 1B2026 Fall20328Lucinda RobledoClosed
MATH 1B2026 Fall20329Diana UilecanClosed
MATH 1BH2027 Winter32983Ryan PughOpen
MATH 1C2026 Fall20777Matthew LitrusClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall20330Shobha OrugantiOpen
MATH 1C2026 Fall20362Phuong LamClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall20430Phuong LamClosed
PHYS 2A2026 Fall20061Traptilisa KumarClosed
PHYS 2A2026 Fall20090Traptilisa KumarWaitlist
PHYS 2A2026 Fall21599Thihongha VuongClosed
PHYS 2A2027 Winter30811Staff MOpen
PHYS 2AM2026 Fall20887David MarascoClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20062Bobby LauClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20154Bobby LauClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20063Frank CascaranoClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20091Kashi NathClosed
PHYS 4C2026 Fall20884David MarascoOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter31344Caleb ZergerOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter32425Staff MOpen
PHYS 2B2027 Winter31279Staff MOpen
PHYS 2B2027 Winter31394Staff MOpen
PHYS 2BM2027 Winter31091Staff MClosed
PHYS 4B2026 Fall20581John ToderascWaitlist
PHYS 4B2026 Fall20883Masoud VakiliWaitlist
PHYS 4B2026 Fall20582Masoud VakiliWaitlist
PHYS 4B2027 Winter30814Caleb ZergerOpen
PSYC 72026 Fall20632Ben StefonikOpen
PSYC 72027 Winter30766Eta LinOpen
STAT C10002026 Fall21560Staff MWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall21491Staff MWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall21537Lucinda RobledoWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall21520Maria TomutiuWaitlist
SOC 72026 Fall20633Ben StefonikOpen
SOC 72027 Winter30767Eta LinOpen
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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