Data Science B.S. Transfer Requirements: El Camino College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Data Science B.S. major from El Camino College — i.e. exactly which El Camino College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (El Camino College → UC San Diego)
Practice of Social Research
Take at El Camino College: SOCI 109A or PSYC 109A or PSYC 109B or SOCI 109B
The Cell
Take at El Camino College: BIOL 110 or BIOL 120 or BIOL 110H or BIOL 120H
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at El Camino College: BIOL 110 or BIOL 120 or BIOL 110H or BIOL 120H
Political Inquiry
No El Camino College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Data Analytics for the Social Sciences
No El Camino College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Principles of Macroeconomics
Take at El Camino College: ECON 101
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at El Camino College: ECON 102
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at El Camino College: PSYC 109B or SOCI 109B
Linear Algebra
Take at El Camino College: MATH 270
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at El Camino College: MATH 191
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at El Camino College: MATH 220
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at El Camino College: MATH 190
Programming and Basic Data Structures for Data Science
Take at El Camino College: CSCI 14
Introduction to Data Science
Take at El Camino College: CSCI 8
Principles of Data Science
Take at El Camino College: CSCI 8
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.