Human Developmental Sciences B.A. Transfer Requirements: Irvine Valley College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Human Developmental Sciences B.A. 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)
Introduction to Human Developmental Sciences
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Human Genetics in Modern Society
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 72
Human Physiology
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 12
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Irvine Valley College: PSYC 3 or PSYC 3H
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
Multicellular Life
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 80H or BIO 81H or BIO 81 or BIO 80 or BIO 2 or BIO 16 or BIO 5
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
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 1 or BIO 1H
Human Impact on the Environment
Take at Irvine Valley College: ENV 1
Human Origins
Take at Irvine Valley College: ANTH 1 or ANTH 1H
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3A or MATH 3AH
Calculus II
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3B or MATH 3BH
Introduction to Logic
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHIL 3
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 4A
Calculus I
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3AH or MATH 3A or MATH 11
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3B or MATH 3BH
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Race and Ethnicity in the United States
Take at Irvine Valley College: HIST 30
Introduction to Communication
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
World Prehistory
Take at Irvine Valley College: ANTH 9
Introduction to Cognitive Science
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Culture
Take at Irvine Valley College: ANTH 2H or ANTH 2
Social Change in the Modern World
Take at Irvine Valley College: SOC 3
Psychology
Take at Irvine Valley College: PSYC C1000H or PSYC C1000
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Irvine Valley College: SOC 1H or SOC 1
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.