Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Clinical Psychology Transfer Requirements: American River College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Clinical Psychology major from American River College — i.e. exactly which American River College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (American River College → UC San Diego)
Basic Chemistry
Take at American River College: CHEM 305
Multicellular Life
Take at American River College: BIOL 415 or BIOL 400 or BIOL 420 or BIOL 410
Human Physiology
Take at American River College: BIOL 431 or BIOL 430
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at American River College: BIOL 420 or BIOL 410 or BIOL 400 or BIOL 415
The Cell
Take at American River College: BIOL 415 or BIOL 400 or BIOL 420 or BIOL 410
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at American River College: BIOL 300 or BIOL 310 or BIOL 303
General Chemistry I
Take at American River College: CHEM 400
General Chemistry III
Take at American River College: CHEM 401
General Chemistry II
Take at American River College: CHEM 401 or CHEM 400
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at American River College: PSYC 310
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at American River College: PSYC 310
Concepts in Physics
Take at American River College: PHYS 350 or PHYS 311 or PHYS 310 or PHYS 360
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at American River College: PHYS 421
Physics - Mechanics
Take at American River College: PHYS 410
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at American River College: PHYS 431
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at American River College: CISP 430
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at American River College: CISP 401
Engineering Computation
No American River College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at American River College: ECON 310 or PSYC 330 or STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics
Take at American River College: STAT C1000 or ECON 310 or PSYC 330
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at American River College: STAT C1000H or PSYC 330 or ECON 310 or STAT C1000
Calculus I
Take at American River College: MATH 355
Calculus II
Take at American River College: MATH 355
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at American River College: MATH 400
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at American River College: MATH 401
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at American River College: PSYC 335
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at American River College: PSYC 335
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
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Data sourced from ASSIST.org (official CCC→UC articulation) and the UC Information Center (transfer admit data), 2025–26. Skyway is an independent transfer-planning tool and is not affiliated with the University of California or ASSIST.