MAE: Aerospace Engineering B.S. Transfer Requirements: College of San Mateo → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s MAE: Aerospace Engineering 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 Mateo → UC San Diego)
General Chemistry I
Take at College of San Mateo: CHEM 210
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 260
Physics - Mechanics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 250
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
Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
No College of San Mateo equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 253
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 252
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 275 or MATH 253
Vector Calculus
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 253
Linear Algebra
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 270
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 251
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at College of San Mateo: ENGR 215
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.