Psychology B.A. Transfer Requirements: Diablo Valley College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Psychology B.A. major from Diablo Valley College — i.e. exactly which Diablo Valley College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Diablo Valley College → UC San Diego)
Fluency in Information Technology
Take at Diablo Valley College: COMSC 101
Engineering Computation
No Diablo Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Diablo Valley College: COMSC 200 or COMSC 171 or COMSC 255
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at Diablo Valley College: ENGIN 136 or COMSC 140
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Diablo Valley College: COMSC 110
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Diablo Valley College: COMSC 210 or COMSC 200
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Diablo Valley College: STAT C1000E or STAT C1000 or PSYC 214
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Diablo Valley College: STAT C1000E or STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Diablo Valley College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E or PSYC 214
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Diablo Valley College: PSYC 215
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Diablo Valley College: PSYC 215
Calculus I
Take at Diablo Valley College: MATH 182
Introduction to Logic
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHILO 170
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Diablo Valley College: MATH 192
Basic Chemistry
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 108
Multicellular Life
Take at Diablo Valley College: BIOSC 131 or BIOSC 130
Human Physiology
Take at Diablo Valley College: BIOSC 140
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Diablo Valley College: BIOSC 130 or BIOSC 131
The Cell
Take at Diablo Valley College: BIOSC 130 or BIOSC 131
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Diablo Valley College: BIOSC 102 or BIOSC 101
General Chemistry I
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 120
General Chemistry III
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 120 or CHEM 121
General Chemistry II
Take at Diablo Valley College: CHEM 120 or CHEM 121
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Diablo Valley College: PSYC 130
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at Diablo Valley College: PSYC 130
Concepts in Physics
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 110
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 121 or PHYS 125 or PHYS 124 or PHYS 120
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 230
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 130
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 121 or PHYS 125
Mechanics
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 120 or PHYS 124
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Diablo Valley College: PHYS 231 or PHYS 230
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.