Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Cognitive Psychology Transfer Requirements: Hartnell College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Cognitive Psychology major from Hartnell College — i.e. exactly which Hartnell College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Hartnell College → UC San Diego)
Basic Chemistry
Take at Hartnell College: CHM 22
Multicellular Life
Take at Hartnell College: BIO 2 or BIO 1 or BIO 3
Human Physiology
Take at Hartnell College: BIO 11 or BIO 6
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Hartnell College: BIO 2 or BIO 3 or BIO 1
The Cell
Take at Hartnell College: BIO 2 or BIO 3 or BIO 1
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Hartnell College: BIO 10
General Chemistry I
Take at Hartnell College: CHM 1A
General Chemistry III
Take at Hartnell College: CHM 1B
General Chemistry II
Take at Hartnell College: CHM 1B or CHM 1A
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Hartnell College: PSY 10
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at Hartnell College: PSY 10
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Hartnell College: PHY 4B
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Hartnell College: PHY 4A
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Hartnell College: PHY 4C
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at Hartnell College: EGN 5
Engineering Computation
No Hartnell College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Hartnell College: STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Hartnell College: STAT C1000
Calculus I
Take at Hartnell College: MAT 3A
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Hartnell College: MAT 3A
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Hartnell College: MAT 3B
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Hartnell College: PSY 9
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Hartnell College: PSY 9
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.