Environmental Systems Transfer Requirements: College of San Mateo → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Environmental Systems (Environmental Chemistry B.S.) major from College of San Mateo — i.e. exactly which College of San Mateo courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
27 / 49
Admit GPA range
3.33 - 3.83
Required courses (College of San Mateo → UC San Diego)
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 275 or MATH 253
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 251
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 252
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 253
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at College of San Mateo: CHEM 231 or CHEM 232
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at College of San Mateo: ECON 102
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 260
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 270
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 260
Physics - Mechanics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 250
Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity and Synthesis
Take at College of San Mateo: CHEM 231 or CHEM 232
Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
Take at College of San Mateo: CHEM 231
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at College of San Mateo: BIOL 230 or BIOL 220 or BIOL 210
General Chemistry I
Take at College of San Mateo: CHEM 210
General Chemistry III
Take at College of San Mateo: CHEM 220
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at College of San Mateo: CHEM 220 or CHEM 210
General Chemistry II
Take at College of San Mateo: CHEM 210 or CHEM 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.