Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Cognitive Psychology Transfer Requirements: Laney 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 Laney College — i.e. exactly which Laney College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Laney College → UC San Diego)
The Periodic Table
Take at Laney College: CHEM 30A
Multicellular Life
Take at Laney College: BIOL 1B or BIOL 1A
Human Physiology
Take at Laney College: BIOL 4
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Laney College: BIOL 1B or BIOL 1A
The Cell
Take at Laney College: BIOL 1B or BIOL 1A
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Laney College: BIOL 10
General Chemistry I
Take at Laney College: CHEM 1A
General Chemistry III
Take at Laney College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
General Chemistry II
Take at Laney College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
Concepts in Physics
Take at Laney College: PHYS 10
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Laney College: PHYS 3A or PHYS 3B
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Laney College: PHYS 4B
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Laney College: PHYS 4A
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Laney College: PHYS 3A or PHYS 3B
Mechanics
Take at Laney College: PHYS 3A or PHYS 3B
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Laney College: PHYS 4B or PHYS 4A or PHYS 4C
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at Laney College: ENGIN 77
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Laney College: CIS 36A
Engineering Computation
No Laney College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Laney College: STAT C1000
Calculus I
Take at Laney College: MATH 16A
Calculus II
Take at Laney College: MATH 16B or MATH 16A
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Laney College: MATH 3A
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Laney College: MATH 3B
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Laney College: SOC 120 or PSYCH 28
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.