Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Developmental Psychology Transfer Requirements: Grossmont College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Developmental Psychology major from Grossmont College — i.e. exactly which Grossmont College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Grossmont College → UC San Diego)
Basic Chemistry
Take at Grossmont College: CHEM 120
The Periodic Table
Take at Grossmont College: CHEM 115
Multicellular Life
Take at Grossmont College: BIO 240 or BIO 230
Human Physiology
Take at Grossmont College: BIO 141
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Grossmont College: BIO 240 or BIO 230
The Cell
Take at Grossmont College: BIO 230 or BIO 240
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Grossmont College: BIO 120
Human Genetics in Modern Society
Take at Grossmont College: BIO 114
General Chemistry I
Take at Grossmont College: CHEM 141
General Chemistry III
Take at Grossmont College: CHEM 142
General Chemistry II
Take at Grossmont College: CHEM 141 or CHEM 142
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Grossmont College: PSY 140
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at Grossmont College: PSY 140
Concepts in Physics
Take at Grossmont College: PHYC 110
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Grossmont College: PHYC 131
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Grossmont College: PHYC 202
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Grossmont College: PHYC 201
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Grossmont College: PHYC 131 or PHYC 130
Mechanics
Take at Grossmont College: PHYC 130
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Grossmont College: PHYC 201 or PHYC 203 or PHYC 202
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Grossmont College: CSIS 293 or CSIS 250 or CSIS 296
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at Grossmont College: PSC 120
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Grossmont College: CSIS 294 or CSIS 297
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Grossmont College: CSIS 294
Engineering Computation
No Grossmont College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Grossmont College: STAT C1000 or BIO 215 or PSY 215 or SOC 215 or ANTH 215 or PSY 205
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Grossmont College: BIO 215 or STAT C1000 or PSY 215 or SOC 215 or ANTH 215
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Grossmont College: BIO 215 or STAT C1000
Calculus I
Take at Grossmont College: MATH 180 or MATH 178
Calculus II
Take at Grossmont College: MATH 280
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Grossmont College: MATH 180
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Grossmont College: MATH 280
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Grossmont College: PSY 205
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Grossmont College: PSY 205
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
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