Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Social Psychology Transfer Requirements: Cabrillo 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 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)
Basic Chemistry
Take at Cabrillo College: CHEM 3 or CHEM 3L
Multicellular Life
Take at Cabrillo College: BIO 9B or BIO 9A
Human Physiology
Take at Cabrillo College: BIO 5
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Cabrillo College: BIO 9B or BIO 9A
The Cell
Take at Cabrillo College: BIO 9A or BIO 9B
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Cabrillo College: BIO 11A
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
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Cabrillo College: PSYCH 4
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at Cabrillo College: PSYCH 4
Concepts in Physics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHYS 10 or PHYS 11
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
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Cabrillo College: CS 12J or CS 12P or CS 11
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at Cabrillo College: ENGR 30
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Cabrillo College: CS 21
Introduction to Python
Take at Cabrillo College: CIS 15 or CS 12P
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Cabrillo College: CS 20J
Engineering Computation
No Cabrillo College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 12H or STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Cabrillo College: STAT C1000 or MATH 12H or PSYCH 2A
Calculus I
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5A
Calculus II
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5B
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5A
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5B
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Cabrillo College: PSYCH 2B
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Cabrillo College: PSYCH 2B
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.