ECE: Engineering Physics B.S. Transfer Requirements: Irvine Valley College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s ECE: Engineering Physics 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)
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3A or MATH 3AH
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 24H or MATH 24
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 3B or MATH 3BH
Linear Algebra
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 26
Vector Calculus
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 4A
Introduction to Digital Design
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Circuits and Systems
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Analog Design
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Components and Circuits Lab
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Engineering Computation
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Computer Engineering
Take at Irvine Valley College: CS 40A or CS 40B
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 4B
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 4C
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 4A
Physics Laboratory-Modern Physics
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 4C
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.