Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Cognitive Psychology Transfer Requirements: Cerritos College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Cognitive Psychology 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)
Basic Chemistry
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 100 or CHEM 110
Multicellular Life
Take at Cerritos College: BIOL 201 or BIOL 200
Human Physiology
Take at Cerritos College: A&P 201 or A&P 151
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Cerritos College: BIOL 200 or BIOL 201
The Cell
Take at Cerritos College: BIOL 201 or BIOL 200
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Cerritos College: BIOL 120
General Chemistry I
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 111
General Chemistry III
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 112
General Chemistry II
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 111 or CHEM 112
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at Cerritos College: PSYC 241
Concepts in Physics
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 100
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 202
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 201
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 203
Introduction to Computer Science and Object-Oriented Programming: Python
Take at Cerritos College: CIS 181
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Cerritos College: CIS 292
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Cerritos College: CIS 183
Engineering Computation
No Cerritos College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Cerritos College: STAT C1000 or PSYC 210
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Cerritos College: PSYC 210 or STAT C1000
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 112S
Calculus I
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 170
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 170
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 190
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Cerritos College: PSYC 220
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.