Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Sensation and Perception Transfer Requirements: Modesto Junior College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Sensation and Perception major from Modesto Junior College — i.e. exactly which Modesto Junior College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Modesto Junior College → UC San Diego)
Basic Chemistry
Take at Modesto Junior College: CHEM 142
The Periodic Table
Take at Modesto Junior College: CHEM 143
Multicellular Life
Take at Modesto Junior College: BIO 101 or ZOOL 101 or BOT 101
Human Physiology
Take at Modesto Junior College: PHYSO 101
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Modesto Junior College: ZOOL 101 or BOT 101 or BIO 101
The Cell
Take at Modesto Junior College: BOT 101 or ZOOL 101 or BIO 101
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Modesto Junior College: BIO 111
Human Genetics in Modern Society
Take at Modesto Junior College: BIO 115
General Chemistry I
Take at Modesto Junior College: CHEM 101
General Chemistry III
Take at Modesto Junior College: CHEM 102 or CHEM 101
General Chemistry II
Take at Modesto Junior College: CHEM 101 or CHEM 102
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Modesto Junior College: PSYCH 103
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at Modesto Junior College: PSYCH 103
Concepts in Physics
Take at Modesto Junior College: PHYS 160 or PHYS 143 or PHYS 142
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Modesto Junior College: PHYS 103
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Modesto Junior College: PHYS 103
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Modesto Junior College: PHYS 101
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Modesto Junior College: PHYS 102
Mechanics
Take at Modesto Junior College: PHYS 101
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Modesto Junior College: PHYS 102
Quantitative Computer Skills
Take at Modesto Junior College: CSCI 221
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Modesto Junior College: CSCI 272
Introduction to Python
Take at Modesto Junior College: CSCI 270 or CSCI 271
Engineering Computation
No Modesto Junior College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Modesto Junior College: STAT C1000 or PSYCH 121
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Modesto Junior College: STAT C1000
Calculus I
Take at Modesto Junior College: MATH 172 or MATH 171
Calculus II
Take at Modesto Junior College: MATH 172 or MATH 171
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Modesto Junior College: MATH 171
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Modesto Junior College: MATH 172
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Modesto Junior College: PSYCH 122
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Modesto Junior College: PSYCH 122
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
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