Mechanical Engineering, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Merced College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Mechanical Engineering, B.S. major from Merced College — i.e. exactly which Merced College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Merced College → UC Santa Barbara)
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Merced College: MATH -04AS or MATH -04A
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Merced College: MATH -04B
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Merced College: MATH -09 or MATH -08
Differential Equations
Take at Merced College: MATH -09 or MATH -06
Introduction to Programming
Take at Merced College: CPSC -21 or ENGR -21
Statics
Take at Merced College: ENGR -15
General Chemistry
Take at Merced College: CHEM -04A or CHEM -04B
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Merced College: MATH -04C
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Merced College: MATH -04C
Basic Physics
Take at Merced College: PHYS -04C
Engineering Graphics: Sketching, CAD, and Conceptual Design
Take at Merced College: ENGR -35 or CADM -02
Basic Electrical and Electronic Circuits
Take at Merced College: ENGR -18
Basic Physics
Take at Merced College: PHYS -04A
Basic Physics
Take at Merced College: PHYS -04A or PHYS -04B
Basic Physics
Take at Merced College: PHYS -04B or PHYS -04C
Physics Laboratory
Take at Merced College: PHYS -04A or PHYS -04B
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.