ECE: Electrical Engineering and Society B.A. Transfer Requirements: Foothill College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s ECE: Electrical Engineering and Society B.A. major from Foothill College — i.e. exactly which Foothill College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Foothill College → UC San Diego)
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Foothill College: SOC 1
The Study of Society
Take at Foothill College: SOC 20
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at Foothill College: ECON 1B
Financial Accounting
Take at Foothill College: ACTG 1A or ACTG 1B
Linear Algebra
Take at Foothill College: MATH 2B
Vector Calculus
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1C or MATH 1D
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1B
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1C or MATH 1D
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1AH or MATH 1A
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at Foothill College: MATH 2A
Components and Circuits Lab
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Circuits and Systems
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Engineering Computation
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Analog Design
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Digital Design
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Foothill College: PHYS 4C
Physics - Relativity and Quantum Physics
Take at Foothill College: PHYS 4D
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Foothill College: PHYS 4B
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Foothill College: PHYS 4A
Race and Ethnicity in the United States
Take at Foothill College: SOC 23
Power and Justice
Take at Foothill College: POLI 3
Political Inquiry
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Political Science: International Relations
Take at Foothill College: POLI 15H or POLI 15
Introduction to Political Science: American Politics
Take at Foothill College: POLS C1000
Introduction to Political Science: Comparative Politics
Take at Foothill College: POLI 2H or POLI 2
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.