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Astrophysical Sciences B.S. Transfer Requirements: Cerritos College → UC San Diego

The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Astrophysical Sciences B.S. major from Cerritos College — i.e. exactly which Cerritos College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Cerritos College → UC San Diego)

PHYS 2A
4 UC units
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 201
PHYS 2B
4 UC units
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 202
PHYS 2C
4 UC units
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 203
CSE 6R
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science and Object-Oriented Programming: Python
Take at Cerritos College: CIS 181
CSE 11
4 UC units
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Cerritos College: CIS 183
ECE 15
4 UC units
Engineering Computation
No Cerritos College equivalent — complete after transfer.
MATH 18
4 UC units
Linear Algebra
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 250
MATH 20A
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 170
MATH 20B
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 190
MATH 20C
4 UC units
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 225
MATH 20D
4 UC units
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 250
MATH 20E
4 UC units
Vector Calculus
No Cerritos College equivalent — complete after transfer.

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Astrophysical Sciences B.S. to UC San Diego from other colleges

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.