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.
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| UC Santa Cruz requirement | Foothill College course that satisfies it |
|---|---|
| BIOL 20A Cell and Molecular Biology | BIOL 1A |
| BIOE 20B Development and Physiology | BIOL 1B |
| BIOE 20C Ecology and Evolution | BIOL 1C |
| CHEM 3A General Chemistry | CHEM 1A |
| CHEM 3B General Chemistry | CHEM 1B |
| CHEM 4A Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity | CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1A |
| MATH 11A Calculus with Applications | MATH 1Aor MATH 1AH |
| MATH 19A Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics | MATH 1Aor MATH 1AH |
| CHEM 3BL General Chemistry Lab | CHEM 1B |
| CHEM 3C General Chemistry | CHEM 1C |
| CHEM 3CL General Chemistry Lab | CHEM 1C |
| CHEM 4AL Advanced General Chemistry Lab | CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C |
| CHEM 4B Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity | CHEM 1A + CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B |
| CHEM 4BL Advanced General Chemistry Lab | CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C |
| MATH 11B Calculus with Applications | MATH 1Bor MATH 1BH |
| MATH 19B Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics | MATH 1B + MATH 1Cor MATH 1BH + MATH 1C |
| PHYS 6L Introductory Physics I Laboratory | PHYS 2A + PHYS 2AMor PHYS 4A |
| PHYS 6B Introductory Physics II | PHYS 4Cor PHYS 2B + PHYS 2CM + PHYS 2C + PHYS 2BM |
| PHYS 6A Introductory Physics I | PHYS 2AM + PHYS 2Aor PHYS 4A |
| PHYS 6C Introductory Physics III | PHYS 4Bor PHYS 2B + PHYS 2BM |
| STAT 5 Statistics | PSYC 7or STAT C1000or SOC 7or MATH 217 + MATH 17 |
| STAT 7 Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences | MATH 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.
Matched against the official Foothill College schedule for 2026 Fall and 2027 Winter. Seat status changes daily — the planner shows the live figures.
| Course | Term | CRN | Instructor | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BIOL 1A | 2026 Fall | 20134 | Karen Erickson | Closed |
BIOL 1A | 2026 Fall | 20649 | Karen Erickson | Closed |
BIOL 1A | 2026 Fall | 21593 | Dadbeh Rouhbakhsh | Closed |
BIOL 1A | 2027 Winter | 30640 | Karen Erickson | Open |
BIOL 1B | 2026 Fall | 20078 | Lisa Schultheis | Waitlist |
BIOL 1B | 2026 Fall | 20915 | Lisa Schultheis | Closed |
BIOL 1B | 2027 Winter | 31729 | Lisa Schultheis | Open |
BIOL 1B | 2027 Winter | 31730 | Lisa Schultheis | Open |
BIOL 1C | 2027 Winter | 30741 | Lisa Schultheis | Open |
CHEM 1A | 2026 Fall | 20024 | Amid Salari | Waitlist |
CHEM 1A | 2026 Fall | 20025 | Amid Salari | Waitlist |
CHEM 1A | 2026 Fall | 20516 | Kelley Liu | Waitlist |
CHEM 1A | 2026 Fall | 20517 | Nayereh Rezaei | Waitlist |
CHEM 1B | 2026 Fall | 20027 | Gail Katsir | Closed |
CHEM 1B | 2026 Fall | 20146 | Gail Katsir | Closed |
CHEM 1B | 2026 Fall | 20026 | Nadia Biglari | Closed |
CHEM 1B | 2027 Winter | 31060 | Sandhya Rao | Open |
CHEM 1C | 2026 Fall | 20527 | Ron Painter | Waitlist |
CHEM 1C | 2026 Fall | 20856 | Ron Painter | Closed |
CHEM 1C | 2027 Winter | 30722 | Ron Painter | Open |
CHEM 1C | 2027 Winter | 31748 | Ron Painter | Open |
MATH 1A | 2026 Fall | 20047 | Shobha Oruganti | Waitlist |
MATH 1A | 2026 Fall | 20048 | Quynh Lam Ha | Closed |
MATH 1A | 2026 Fall | 20325 | Staff M | Waitlist |
MATH 1A | 2026 Fall | 20614 | Sarah Williams | Closed |
MATH 1AH | 2026 Fall | 20753 | Ryan Pugh | Waitlist |
MATH 1B | 2026 Fall | 20878 | Marnie Francisco | Waitlist |
MATH 1B | 2026 Fall | 20755 | Matthew Litrus | Waitlist |
MATH 1B | 2026 Fall | 20328 | Lucinda Robledo | Closed |
MATH 1B | 2026 Fall | 20329 | Diana Uilecan | Closed |
MATH 1BH | 2027 Winter | 32983 | Ryan Pugh | Open |
MATH 1C | 2026 Fall | 20777 | Matthew Litrus | Closed |
MATH 1C | 2026 Fall | 20330 | Shobha Oruganti | Open |
MATH 1C | 2026 Fall | 20362 | Phuong Lam | Closed |
MATH 1C | 2026 Fall | 20430 | Phuong Lam | Closed |
PHYS 2A | 2026 Fall | 20061 | Traptilisa Kumar | Closed |
PHYS 2A | 2026 Fall | 20090 | Traptilisa Kumar | Waitlist |
PHYS 2A | 2026 Fall | 21599 | Thihongha Vuong | Closed |
PHYS 2A | 2027 Winter | 30811 | Staff M | Open |
PHYS 2AM | 2026 Fall | 20887 | David Marasco | Closed |
PHYS 4A | 2026 Fall | 20062 | Bobby Lau | Closed |
PHYS 4A | 2026 Fall | 20154 | Bobby Lau | Closed |
PHYS 4A | 2026 Fall | 20063 | Frank Cascarano | Closed |
PHYS 4A | 2026 Fall | 20091 | Kashi Nath | Closed |
PHYS 4C | 2026 Fall | 20884 | David Marasco | Open |
PHYS 4C | 2027 Winter | 31344 | Caleb Zerger | Open |
PHYS 4C | 2027 Winter | 32425 | Staff M | Open |
PHYS 2B | 2027 Winter | 31279 | Staff M | Open |
PHYS 2B | 2027 Winter | 31394 | Staff M | Open |
PHYS 2BM | 2027 Winter | 31091 | Staff M | Closed |
PHYS 4B | 2026 Fall | 20581 | John Toderasc | Waitlist |
PHYS 4B | 2026 Fall | 20883 | Masoud Vakili | Waitlist |
PHYS 4B | 2026 Fall | 20582 | Masoud Vakili | Waitlist |
PHYS 4B | 2027 Winter | 30814 | Caleb Zerger | Open |
PSYC 7 | 2026 Fall | 20632 | Ben Stefonik | Open |
PSYC 7 | 2027 Winter | 30766 | Eta Lin | Open |
STAT C1000 | 2026 Fall | 21560 | Staff M | Waitlist |
STAT C1000 | 2026 Fall | 21491 | Staff M | Waitlist |
STAT C1000 | 2026 Fall | 21537 | Lucinda Robledo | Waitlist |
STAT C1000 | 2026 Fall | 21520 | Maria Tomutiu | Waitlist |
SOC 7 | 2026 Fall | 20633 | Ben Stefonik | Open |
SOC 7 | 2027 Winter | 30767 | Eta Lin | Open |