MAE: Aerospace Engineering B.S. Transfer Requirements: Bakersfield College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s MAE: Aerospace Engineering B.S. major from Bakersfield College — i.e. exactly which Bakersfield College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Bakersfield College → UC San Diego)
General Chemistry I
Take at Bakersfield College: CHEM B1A
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Bakersfield College: PHYS B4B
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Bakersfield College: PHYS B4A
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Bakersfield College: PHYS B4B
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Bakersfield College: PHYS B4B or PHYS B4C or PHYS B4A
Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
No Bakersfield College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Bakersfield College: MATH B6C
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Bakersfield College: MATH B6B
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at Bakersfield College: MATH B6D
Vector Calculus
No Bakersfield College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Linear Algebra
Take at Bakersfield College: MATH B6E
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Bakersfield College: MATH B6A
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at Bakersfield College: ENGR B20
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.