Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences B.S. Transfer Requirements: College of the Desert → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences B.S. major from College of the Desert — i.e. exactly which College of the Desert courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (College of the Desert → UC San Diego)
General Chemistry II
Take at College of the Desert: CH 1B or CH 1A
General Chemistry I
Take at College of the Desert: CH 1A
General Chemistry III
Take at College of the Desert: CH 1B or CH 1A
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at College of the Desert: CH 1B or CH 1A
Physics - Mechanics
Take at College of the Desert: PH 3A
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at College of the Desert: PH 3C or PH 3B or PH 3A
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at College of the Desert: PH 3B
Physics Laboratory - Mechanics
Take at College of the Desert: PH 3A
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at College of the Desert: PH 3B
Experiences in Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
No College of the Desert equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 1B
Linear Algebra
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 2B
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 1A
Vector Calculus
No College of the Desert equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 2C
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 2A
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
Don’t plan this alone.
Skyway builds your full term-by-term plan from these exact requirements + IGETC, checks your gaps, models your GPA, and an AI counselor answers anything — free.
Start my free plan →Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences B.S. to UC San Diego from other colleges
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.