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Structural Engineering with a Specialization in Geotechnical Engineering B.S. Transfer Requirements: Cuesta College → UC San Diego

The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Structural Engineering with a Specialization in Geotechnical Engineering B.S. major from Cuesta College — i.e. exactly which Cuesta College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Cuesta College → UC San Diego)

CHEM 6A
4 UC units
General Chemistry I
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 201A
PHYS 2C
4 UC units
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208B or PHYS 208A
PHYS 2CL
2 UC units
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208B
PHYS 2A
4 UC units
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208A
PHYS 2BL
2 UC units
Physics Laboratory - Mechanics
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208A
PHYS 2B
4 UC units
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208B
SE 1
4 UC units
Intro to Structures & Design
No Cuesta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
SE 3
4 UC units
Graphical Communication for Engineering Design
No Cuesta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
MATH 20C
4 UC units
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 283
MATH 20E
4 UC units
Vector Calculus
No Cuesta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
MATH 20D
4 UC units
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 287
MATH 18
4 UC units
Linear Algebra
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 287
MATH 20A
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 265A
MATH 20B
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 265B

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Structural Engineering with a Specialization in Geotechnical Engineering 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.