Psychology: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience B.S. Transfer Requirements: College of San Mateo → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Psychology: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience 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)
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at College of San Mateo: CIS 255
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at College of San Mateo: CIS 256
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at College of San Mateo: CIS 254
Calculus II
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 241 or MATH 242 or MATH 243
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
Calculus III
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 242 or MATH 243
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at College of San Mateo: PSYC 120
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 251
Calculus I
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 241
Introduction to Statistics
Take at College of San Mateo: PSYC 121
Basic Chemistry
Take at College of San Mateo: CHEM 192
General Chemistry III
Take at College of San Mateo: CHEM 220
General Chemistry I
Take at College of San Mateo: CHEM 210
General Chemistry II
Take at College of San Mateo: CHEM 210 or CHEM 220
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at College of San Mateo: BIOL 110
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at College of San Mateo: BIOL 230 or BIOL 220 or BIOL 210
Multicellular Life
Take at College of San Mateo: BIOL 220 or BIOL 230 or BIOL 210
Human Physiology
Take at College of San Mateo: BIOL 260
The Cell
Take at College of San Mateo: BIOL 210 or BIOL 230 or BIOL 220
Physics - Mechanics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 250
Concepts in Physics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 100
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 260
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 210 or PHYS 211 or PHYS 221 or PHYS 220
Mechanics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 211 or PHYS 210
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 220 or PHYS 221
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 270
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.