Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Social Psychology Transfer Requirements: Butte College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Social Psychology 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)
Multicellular Life
Take at Butte College: BIOL 43 or BIOL 42 or BIOL 41
Human Physiology
Take at Butte College: BIOL 21
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Butte College: BIOL 42 or BIOL 41 or BIOL 43
The Cell
Take at Butte College: BIOL 41 or BIOL 43 or BIOL 42
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Butte College: BIOL 1
General Chemistry I
Take at Butte College: CHEM 1
General Chemistry III
Take at Butte College: CHEM 2
General Chemistry II
Take at Butte College: CHEM 1 or CHEM 2
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Butte College: PSY 3
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at Butte College: PSY 3
Concepts in Physics
Take at Butte College: PHYS 21 or PHYS 10 or PHYS 22
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Butte College: PHYS 42
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Butte College: PHYS 41
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Butte College: PHYS 43
Engineering Computation
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Butte College: STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Butte College: STAT C1000
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Butte College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Butte College: MATH 30
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Butte College: MATH 31
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Butte College: PSY 7
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Butte College: PSY 7
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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.