Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Social Psychology Transfer Requirements: Canada 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 Canada College — i.e. exactly which Canada College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Canada College → UC San Diego)
Multicellular Life
Take at Canada College: BIOL 225 or BIOL 230
Human Physiology
Take at Canada College: BIOL 130 or BIOL 260
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Canada College: BIOL 230 or BIOL 225
The Cell
Take at Canada College: BIOL 225 or BIOL 230
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Canada College: BIOL 110
General Chemistry I
Take at Canada College: CHEM 210
General Chemistry III
Take at Canada College: CHEM 210 or CHEM 220
General Chemistry II
Take at Canada College: CHEM 220 or CHEM 210
Electricity and Magnetism
No Canada College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Canada College: PHYS 260
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Canada College: PHYS 250
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
No Canada College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Mechanics
No Canada College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Canada College: PHYS 270
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at Canada College: ENGR 215
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Canada College: CIS 286
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Canada College: CIS 284
Engineering Computation
No Canada College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Canada College: STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Canada College: STAT C1000
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Canada College: STAT C1000
Calculus I
Take at Canada College: MATH 241
Calculus II
Take at Canada College: MATH 243
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Canada College: MATH 251
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Canada College: MATH 252
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Canada College: PSYC 205
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Canada College: PSYC 205 or SOCI 205
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.