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Geosciences B.S. Transfer Requirements: College of San MateoUC San Diego

The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Geosciences 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).

Required courses (College of San MateoUC San Diego)

PHYS 2B
4 UC units
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 260
PHYS 2C
4 UC units
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 270
PHYS 2A
4 UC units
Physics - Mechanics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 250
SIO 65
2 UC units
Geosciences Seminar
No College of San Mateo equivalent — complete after transfer.
SIO 50
6 UC units
Introduction to Physical Geology
Take at College of San Mateo: GEOL 100 or GEOL 101
MATH 20A
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 251
MATH 20B
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 252
MATH 20C
4 UC units
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 253
CHEM 6B
4 UC units
General Chemistry II
Take at College of San Mateo: CHEM 210 or CHEM 220
CHEM 6C
4 UC units
General Chemistry III
Take at College of San Mateo: CHEM 220
CHEM 6A
4 UC units
General Chemistry I
Take at College of San Mateo: CHEM 210

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.