Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Developmental Psychology Transfer Requirements: MiraCosta College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Developmental Psychology major from MiraCosta College — i.e. exactly which MiraCosta College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (MiraCosta College → UC San Diego)
Basic Chemistry
Take at MiraCosta College: CHEM 140 or CHEM 115
Multicellular Life
Take at MiraCosta College: BIO 204 or BIO 202
Human Physiology
Take at MiraCosta College: BIO 220
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at MiraCosta College: BIO 202 or BIO 204
The Cell
Take at MiraCosta College: BIO 202 or BIO 204
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at MiraCosta College: BIO 111 or BIO 110
General Chemistry I
Take at MiraCosta College: CHEM 150
General Chemistry III
Take at MiraCosta College: CHEM 151
General Chemistry II
Take at MiraCosta College: CHEM 151 or CHEM 150
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at MiraCosta College: PSYC 260
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at MiraCosta College: PSYC 260
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at MiraCosta College: PHYS 152
Physics - Mechanics
Take at MiraCosta College: PHYS 151
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at MiraCosta College: PHYS 253 or PHYS 152
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at MiraCosta College: CS 111 or CS 150
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at MiraCosta College: CS 111 or CS 150 or CS 138
Introduction to Computer Science and Object-Oriented Programming: Python
Take at MiraCosta College: CS 138
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at MiraCosta College: CS 113
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at MiraCosta College: CS 112 or CS 139 or CS 151
Engineering Computation
No MiraCosta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at MiraCosta College: PSYC 104 or BTEC 180 or STAT C1000 or SOC 125 or PSYC 104H or BUS 204
Introduction to Statistics
Take at MiraCosta College: SOC 125 or STAT C1000 or BTEC 180 or PSYC 104 or BUS 204 or PSYC 104H
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at MiraCosta College: STAT C1000 or BTEC 180 or STAT C1000E
Calculus I
Take at MiraCosta College: MATH 150 or MATH 115
Calculus II
Take at MiraCosta College: MATH 155
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at MiraCosta College: MATH 150H or MATH 150
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at MiraCosta College: MATH 155
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at MiraCosta College: PSYC 205
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.