Physics B.A. Transfer Requirements: El Camino College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Physics B.A. 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)
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 1C
Physics Laboratory-Modern Physics
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 1D
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 1B
Physics - Mechanics
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 1A
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 1C
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at El Camino College: MATH 220
Linear Algebra
Take at El Camino College: MATH 270
Vector Calculus
Take at El Camino College: MATH 220
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at El Camino College: MATH 270
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at El Camino College: MATH 190
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at El Camino College: MATH 191
Introduction to Python
Take at El Camino College: CSCI 14
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at El Camino College: CSCI 1
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at El Camino College: CSCI 3
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at El Camino College: CSCI 2
Engineering Computation
No El Camino College equivalent — complete after transfer.
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at El Camino College: CSCI 17
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.