Physics B.S. Transfer Requirements: City College of San Francisco → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Physics B.S. major from City College of San Francisco — i.e. exactly which City College of San Francisco courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (City College of San Francisco → UC San Diego)
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 4CL or PHYC 4BL
Physics Laboratory-Modern Physics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 4DL
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 110C
Linear Algebra
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 130 or MATH 120
Vector Calculus
No City College of San Francisco equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 130 or MATH 125
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 110A
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 110B
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 4C
Physics - Mechanics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 4A
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 4B
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at City College of San Francisco: CS 111B
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at City College of San Francisco: CS 111C or CS 110C
Engineering Computation
No City College of San Francisco equivalent — complete after transfer.
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at City College of San Francisco: ENGN 38
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.