Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Cognitive Psychology Transfer Requirements: College of Alameda → 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 College of Alameda — i.e. exactly which College of Alameda courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (College of Alameda → UC San Diego)
Basic Chemistry
Take at College of Alameda: CHEM 30A
Multicellular Life
Take at College of Alameda: BIOL 1A or BIOL 1B
Human Physiology
Take at College of Alameda: BIOL 4
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at College of Alameda: BIOL 1A or BIOL 1B
The Cell
Take at College of Alameda: BIOL 1A or BIOL 1B
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at College of Alameda: BIOL 10
General Chemistry I
Take at College of Alameda: CHEM 1A
General Chemistry III
Take at College of Alameda: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1A
General Chemistry II
Take at College of Alameda: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at College of Alameda: PHYS 4B
Physics - Mechanics
Take at College of Alameda: PHYS 4A
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at College of Alameda: PHYS 4C or PHYS 4B
Engineering Computation
No College of Alameda equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at College of Alameda: STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics
Take at College of Alameda: STAT C1000
Calculus I
Take at College of Alameda: MATH 16A
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at College of Alameda: MATH 3A
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at College of Alameda: MATH 3B
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at College of Alameda: PSYCH 28
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at College of Alameda: PSYCH 28
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.