Psychology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Bakersfield College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Psychology 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)
Multicellular Life
Take at Bakersfield College: BIOL B3B or BIOL B3A
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Bakersfield College: BIOL B3B or BIOL B3A
The Cell
Take at Bakersfield College: BIOL B3A or BIOL B3B
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Bakersfield College: BIOL B11
General Chemistry I
Take at Bakersfield College: CHEM B1A
General Chemistry III
Take at Bakersfield College: CHEM B1B
General Chemistry II
Take at Bakersfield College: CHEM B1A or CHEM B1B
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Bakersfield College: PSYC B1B
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at Bakersfield College: PSYC B1B
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Bakersfield College: PHYS B4B
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Bakersfield College: PHYS B4A
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Bakersfield College: PHYS B4B or PHYS B4C or PHYS B4A
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Bakersfield College: COMP B11
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at Bakersfield College: ENGR B20
Engineering Computation
No Bakersfield College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Bakersfield College: PSYC B5
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Bakersfield College: PSYC B5
Calculus I
Take at Bakersfield College: MATH B6A
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Bakersfield College: MATH B6A
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Bakersfield College: MATH B6B
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Bakersfield College: PSYC B6
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Bakersfield College: PSYC B6
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.