Geosciences B.S. Transfer Requirements: Glendale Community College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Geosciences B.S. major from Glendale Community College — i.e. exactly which Glendale Community College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Glendale Community College → UC San Diego)
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Glendale Community College: PHY 102
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Glendale Community College: PHY 103
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Glendale Community College: PHY 101
Geological History of Earth
Take at Glendale Community College: GEOL 105
Geosciences Seminar
No Glendale Community College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Physical Geology
Take at Glendale Community College: GEOL 101 or GEOL 111 or GEOL 101H or GEOL 111H
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Glendale Community College: MATH 103EH or MATH 103E
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Glendale Community College: MATH 104E or MATH 104EH
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Glendale Community College: MATH 105 or MATH 105H
General Chemistry II
Take at Glendale Community College: CHEM 102 or CHEM 101
General Chemistry III
Take at Glendale Community College: CHEM 101 or CHEM 102
General Chemistry I
Take at Glendale Community College: CHEM 101
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.