Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Clinical Psychology Transfer Requirements: Cypress College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Clinical Psychology major from Cypress College — i.e. exactly which Cypress College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Cypress College → UC San Diego)
Multicellular Life
Take at Cypress College: BIOL 135AC or BIOL 135BC
Human Physiology
Take at Cypress College: BIOL 241 C
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Cypress College: BIOL 135BC or BIOL 135AC
The Cell
Take at Cypress College: BIOL 135AC or BIOL 135BC
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Cypress College: BIOL 101 HC or BIOL 101 C
General Chemistry I
Take at Cypress College: CHEM 111 AC
General Chemistry III
Take at Cypress College: CHEM 111 AC or CHEM 111 BC
General Chemistry II
Take at Cypress College: CHEM 111 AC or CHEM 111 BC
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Cypress College: PSY 221 C
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at Cypress College: PSY 221 C
Electricity and Magnetism
No Cypress College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Cypress College: PHYS 222 C
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Cypress College: PHYS 221 C
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
No Cypress College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Mechanics
No Cypress College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Cypress College: PHYS 221 C or PHYS 223 C
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Cypress College: CIS 247 C
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Cypress College: CSCI 133 C
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Cypress College: CIS 226 C or CSCI 123 C
Engineering Computation
No Cypress College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Cypress College: PSY 161 C or SOC 161 C or STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Cypress College: PSY 161HC or SOC 161HC or PSY 161 C or SOC 161 C
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Cypress College: STAT C1000
Calculus I
Take at Cypress College: MATH 130 C
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cypress College: MATH 150AC
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cypress College: MATH 150BC
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Cypress College: PSY 202 C
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Cypress College: PSY 202 C
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.