Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Social Psychology Transfer Requirements: Cuyamaca College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Social Psychology major from Cuyamaca College — i.e. exactly which Cuyamaca College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Cuyamaca College → UC San Diego)
Basic Chemistry
Take at Cuyamaca College: CHEM 120
The Periodic Table
No Cuyamaca College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Multicellular Life
Take at Cuyamaca College: BIO 240 or BIO 230
Human Physiology
Take at Cuyamaca College: BIO 141
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Cuyamaca College: BIO 230 or BIO 240
The Cell
Take at Cuyamaca College: BIO 230 or BIO 240
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Cuyamaca College: BIO 130 or BIO 120
General Chemistry I
Take at Cuyamaca College: CHEM 141
General Chemistry III
Take at Cuyamaca College: CHEM 142
General Chemistry II
Take at Cuyamaca College: CHEM 142 or CHEM 141
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Cuyamaca College: PSY 140
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at Cuyamaca College: PSY 140
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHYC 131
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHYC 202
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHYC 201
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHYC 131 or PHYC 130
Mechanics
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHYC 130
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHYC 203 or PHYC 202 or PHYC 201
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Cuyamaca College: CS 119L or CS 119
Quantitative Computer Skills
Take at Cuyamaca College: ENGR 120
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at Cuyamaca College: ENGR 120
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Cuyamaca College: CS 282
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Cuyamaca College: CS 181 or CS 182
Engineering Computation
No Cuyamaca College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Cuyamaca College: PSY 215 or STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Cuyamaca College: PSY 215 or STAT C1000
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Cuyamaca College: STAT C1000
Calculus I
Take at Cuyamaca College: MATH 178 or MATH 180
Calculus II
Take at Cuyamaca College: MATH 280
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cuyamaca College: MATH 180
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cuyamaca College: MATH 280
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Cuyamaca College: PSY 205
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Cuyamaca College: PSY 205
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.