Undergraduate Programs Quicklinks

Scroll down to find all three academic planners and choose the plan that fits the courses you have transferred in with. 

Click the ‘make a copy for your Google Drive’ button below each plan to copy all three academic planners and major checklist to your Drive. 

These plans follow our recommendation of taking only two STEM courses per quarter, so remember to include additional courses to meet your General Education requirements and the 180 unit requirement.

Plan 1

For students who transferred in with the following minimum qualification courses:

• Introductory Biology – equivalent to BIOL 20A/L, and BIOE 20B
• General Chemistry – equivalent to CHEM 1A, 1B/M, and 1C/N

NOTE: MCD Biology Advising recommends completing all lower-division coursework before entering UCSC. This includes the above plus the equivalent of Calculus (MATH 11A & 11B), Organic Chemistry (CHEM 8A/L & 8B), Physics (PHYS 6A/L & 6B or 6C), and Statistics (STAT 5 or 7/L).

*As determined by the Spanish Language Placement Exam.

**Please note, you must apply for this course, see the human bio internship webpage.

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Plan 2

For students who transferred in with the following minimum qualification courses:

• Introductory Biology – equivalent to BIOL 20A/L and BIOE 20B
• General Chemistry – equivalent to CHEM 1A, 1B/M, and 1C/N
• Calculus – equivalent to MATH 11A and 11B

NOTE: MCD Biology Advising recommends completing all lower-division coursework before entering UCSC. This includes the above plus the equivalent of Organic Chemistry (CHEM 8A/L & 8B), Physics (PHYS 6A/L & 6B or 6C), and Statistics (STAT 5 or 7/L).

*As determined by the Spanish Language Placement Exam.

**Please note, you must apply for this course, see the human bio internship webpage.

Make a copy for your Google Drive

Plan 3

For students who transferred in with the following courses:

• Introductory Biology – equivalent to BIOL 20A/L, BIOE 20B and 20C
• General Chemistry -equivalent to CHEM 1A, 1B/M, and 1C/N
• Calculus – equivalent to MATH 11A and 11B
• Organic Chemistry – equivalent to CHEM 8A/L and CHEM 8B/M

NOTE: MCD Biology Advising recommends completing all lower-division coursework before entering UCSC. This includes the above plus the equivalent of Physics (PHYS 6A/L & 6B or 6C), and Statistics (STAT 5 or 7/L).

*As determined by the Spanish Language Placement Exam.

**Please note, you must apply for this course, see the human bio internship webpage.

Make a copy for your Google Drive

Human Biology BS transfer checklist (2021-22)

NOTE to future transfer students who wish to enter UCSC in fall 2022: The qualification policy is changing and will include Calculus (MATH 11A) and Organic Chemistry (CHEM 8A/L); hence, these plans will change radically.

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Visit the MCD Biology Academic Planning webpage to see the checklist for your major for specific courses that will meet these requirements. 

Do you need assistance in developing your academic plan?  Visit How to Contact MCD Advising for options on meeting with an advisor.