Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences B.S. Transfer Requirements: Mount San Antonio College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences B.S. major from Mount San Antonio College — i.e. exactly which Mount San Antonio College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Mount San Antonio College → UC San Diego)
General Chemistry II
Take at Mount San Antonio College: CHEM 50 or CHEM 51 or CHEM 50H or CHEM 51H
General Chemistry I
Take at Mount San Antonio College: CHEM 50 or CHEM 50H
General Chemistry III
Take at Mount San Antonio College: CHEM 51 or CHEM 51H
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Mount San Antonio College: CHEM 50H or CHEM 51H or CHEM 51 or CHEM 50
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Mount San Antonio College: PHYS 4A
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Mount San Antonio College: PHYS 4B or PHYS 4C
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Mount San Antonio College: PHYS 4B
Physics Laboratory - Mechanics
Take at Mount San Antonio College: PHYS 4A
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Mount San Antonio College: PHYS 4B
Experiences in Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
No Mount San Antonio College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Mount San Antonio College: MATH 181
Linear Algebra
Take at Mount San Antonio College: MATH 285 or MATH 260
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Mount San Antonio College: MATH 180
Vector Calculus
Take at Mount San Antonio College: MATH 280
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at Mount San Antonio College: MATH 290 or MATH 285 or ENGR 285
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Mount San Antonio College: MATH 280
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.