Psychology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Cosumnes River College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Psychology B.S. major from Cosumnes River College — i.e. exactly which Cosumnes River College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Cosumnes River College → UC San Diego)
Basic Chemistry
Take at Cosumnes River College: CHEM 305
Multicellular Life
Take at Cosumnes River College: BIOL 420 or BIOL 410 or BIOL 400
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Cosumnes River College: BIOL 410 or BIOL 420 or BIOL 400
The Cell
Take at Cosumnes River College: BIOL 420 or BIOL 400 or BIOL 410
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Cosumnes River College: BIOL 300
General Chemistry I
Take at Cosumnes River College: CHEM 400
General Chemistry III
Take at Cosumnes River College: CHEM 400 or CHEM 401
General Chemistry II
Take at Cosumnes River College: CHEM 401 or CHEM 400
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at Cosumnes River College: PSYC 312
Concepts in Physics
Take at Cosumnes River College: PHYS 310
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Cosumnes River College: PHYS 380
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Cosumnes River College: PHYS 421
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Cosumnes River College: PHYS 411
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Cosumnes River College: PHYS 380 or PHYS 370
Mechanics
Take at Cosumnes River College: PHYS 370
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Cosumnes River College: PHYS 431
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Cosumnes River College: CISP 360
Quantitative Computer Skills
Take at Cosumnes River College: CISP 370
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Cosumnes River College: CISP 430
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Cosumnes River College: CISP 401 or CISP 400
Engineering Computation
No Cosumnes River College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Cosumnes River College: PSYC 330
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Cosumnes River College: PSYC 330
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Cosumnes River College: STAT C1000E or STAT C1000H or ECON 310
Calculus I
Take at Cosumnes River College: MATH 355
Calculus II
Take at Cosumnes River College: MATH 355 or MATH 356
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cosumnes River College: MATH 400
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cosumnes River College: MATH 401
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Cosumnes River College: PSYC 335
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Cosumnes River College: PSYC 335
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.