Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Developmental Psychology Transfer Requirements: Monterey Peninsula 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 Monterey Peninsula College — i.e. exactly which Monterey Peninsula College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Monterey Peninsula College → UC San Diego)
Basic Chemistry
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: CHEM 2
Multicellular Life
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: BIOL 21 or BIOL 22
Human Physiology
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: PHSO 1
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: BIOL 22 or BIOL 21
The Cell
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: BIOL 21 or BIOL 22
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: BIOL 10
Human Genetics in Modern Society
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: BIOL 30
General Chemistry I
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: CHEM 1A
General Chemistry III
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: CHEM 1B
General Chemistry II
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1A
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: PSYC 38
Concepts in Physics
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: PHYS 10
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: PHYS 3B
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: PHYS 3A
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: PHYS 3C
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: ENGR 17
Engineering Computation
No Monterey Peninsula College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: STAT C1000
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: STAT C1000
Calculus I
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: MATH 20A or MATH 18
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: MATH 20A
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: MATH 20B
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: PSYC 10
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.