ECE: Engineering Physics B.S. Transfer Requirements: Butte College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s ECE: Engineering Physics B.S. major from Butte College — i.e. exactly which Butte College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Butte College → UC San Diego)
Vector Calculus
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Butte College: MATH 30
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at Butte College: MATH 40
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Butte College: MATH 32
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Butte College: MATH 31
Linear Algebra
Take at Butte College: MATH 42
Introduction to Digital Design
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Circuits and Systems
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Analog Design
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Components and Circuits Lab
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Engineering Computation
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Butte College: PHYS 42
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Butte College: PHYS 43
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Butte College: PHYS 41
Physics Laboratory-Modern Physics
Take at Butte College: PHYS 43
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.