Chemical and Nano Engineering: NanoEngineering B.S. Transfer Requirements: Cabrillo College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Chemical and Nano Engineering: NanoEngineering B.S. major from Cabrillo College — i.e. exactly which Cabrillo College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Cabrillo College → UC San Diego)
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Cabrillo College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
General Chemistry I
Take at Cabrillo College: CHEM 1A
General Chemistry III
Take at Cabrillo College: CHEM 1B
General Chemistry II
Take at Cabrillo College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1A
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Cabrillo College: PHYS 4B
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHYS 4A
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHYS 4C
Physics - Relativity and Quantum Physics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHYS 4D
The Cell
Take at Cabrillo College: BIO 9A or BIO 9B
Experience NanoEngineering
No Cabrillo College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5A
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 7
Linear Algebra
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 6
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5B
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5C
Vector Calculus
No Cabrillo College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Engineering Computation Using MATLAB
Take at Cabrillo College: ENGR 30
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.