Data Science B.S. Transfer Requirements: Irvine Valley College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Data Science B.S. major from Irvine Valley College — i.e. exactly which Irvine Valley College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Irvine Valley College → UC San Diego)
Practice of Social Research
Take at Irvine Valley College: PSYC 2
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Take at Irvine Valley College: GEOG 12
The Cell
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 16 or BIO 5 or BIO 2 or BIO 80H or BIO 81H or BIO 81 or BIO 80
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 2 or BIO 5 or BIO 16 or BIO 81 or BIO 80 or BIO 81H or BIO 80H
Political Inquiry
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Data Analytics for the Social Sciences
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Principles of Macroeconomics
Take at Irvine Valley College: ECON 2H or ECON 2
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at Irvine Valley College: ECON 1 or ECON 1H
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Irvine Valley College: PSYC 2
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Irvine Valley College: MGT 10H or ECON 10H or STAT C1000 or ECON 10 or MGT 10 or PSYC 10H or PSYC 10
Linear Algebra
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 26
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3B or MATH 3BH
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 4A
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3A or MATH 3AH
Data Structures and Algorithms for Data Science
Take at Irvine Valley College: CS 41
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.