Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Sensation and Perception Transfer Requirements: Golden West College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Sensation and Perception major from Golden West College — i.e. exactly which Golden West College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Golden West College → UC San Diego)
Basic Chemistry
Take at Golden West College: CHEM G130
The Periodic Table
Take at Golden West College: CHEM G110
Multicellular Life
Take at Golden West College: BIOL G186 or BIOL G180 or BIOL G183 or BIOL G182
Human Physiology
Take at Golden West College: BIOL G225
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Golden West College: BIOL G186 or BIOL G180 or BIOL G183 or BIOL G182
The Cell
Take at Golden West College: BIOL G183 or BIOL G180 or BIOL G182 or BIOL G186
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Golden West College: BIOL G100
General Chemistry I
Take at Golden West College: CHEM G180
General Chemistry III
Take at Golden West College: CHEM G185
General Chemistry II
Take at Golden West College: CHEM G180 or CHEM G185
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Golden West College: PSYC G250
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at Golden West College: PSYC G250
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Golden West College: PHYS G280
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Golden West College: PHYS G185
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Golden West College: PHYS G285
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Golden West College: CS G175 or CS G153
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Golden West College: CS G189
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Golden West College: CS G153 or CS G154
Engineering Computation
No Golden West College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Golden West College: STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Golden West College: STAT C1000 or PSYC G140
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Golden West College: STAT C1000
Calculus I
Take at Golden West College: MATH G140 or MATH G180
Calculus II
Take at Golden West College: MATH G185
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Golden West College: MATH G180
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Golden West College: MATH G185
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Golden West College: PSYC G280
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Golden West College: PSYC G280
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.