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Data Science B.S. Transfer Requirements: Columbia College → UC San Diego

The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Data Science B.S. major from Columbia College — i.e. exactly which Columbia College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Columbia College → UC San Diego)

BILD 1
4 UC units
The Cell
Take at Columbia College: BIOL 6 or BIOL 2 or BIOL 4
BILD 3
4 UC units
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Columbia College: BIOL 6 or BIOL 2 or BIOL 4
POLI 30
4 UC units
Political Inquiry
No Columbia College equivalent — complete after transfer.
POLI 5
4 UC units
Data Analytics for the Social Sciences
No Columbia College equivalent — complete after transfer.
ECON 3
4 UC units
Principles of Macroeconomics
Take at Columbia College: ECON 10
ECON 1
4 UC units
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at Columbia College: ECON 11
COGS 14A
4 UC units
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Columbia College: PSYCH 15
COGS 14B
4 UC units
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Columbia College: STAT C1000
MATH 18
4 UC units
Linear Algebra
Take at Columbia College: MATH 26
MATH 20B
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Columbia College: MATH 18B
MATH 20C
4 UC units
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Columbia College: MATH 18C
MATH 20A
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Columbia College: MATH 18A

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.