Physics B.A. Transfer Requirements: Lake Tahoe Community College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Physics B.A. major from Lake Tahoe Community College — i.e. exactly which Lake Tahoe Community College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Lake Tahoe Community College → UC San Diego)
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: PHY 108
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: PHY 207
Physics Laboratory-Modern Physics
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: PHY 208 or PHY 108
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: PHY 107
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: PHY 207
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: MAT 202
Linear Algebra
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: MAT 203
Vector Calculus
No Lake Tahoe Community College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: MAT 107 or MAT 204
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: MAT 105
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: MAT 106
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: CIS 120A
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: CIS 120B
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Lake Tahoe Community College: CIS 120C
Engineering Computation
No Lake Tahoe Community College equivalent — complete after transfer.
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.