Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Developmental Psychology Transfer Requirements: Orange Coast 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 Orange Coast College — i.e. exactly which Orange Coast College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Orange Coast College → UC San Diego)
Basic Chemistry
Take at Orange Coast College: CHEM A130
The Periodic Table
Take at Orange Coast College: CHEM A110
Multicellular Life
Take at Orange Coast College: BIOL A185 or BIOL A180
Human Physiology
Take at Orange Coast College: BIOL A225
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Orange Coast College: BIOL A180 or BIOL A185
The Cell
Take at Orange Coast College: BIOL A180 or BIOL A185
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Orange Coast College: BIOL A100
General Chemistry I
Take at Orange Coast College: CHEM A180
General Chemistry III
Take at Orange Coast College: CHEM A180 or CHEM A185
General Chemistry II
Take at Orange Coast College: CHEM A180 or CHEM A185
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Orange Coast College: PSYC A250
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at Orange Coast College: PSYC A250
Neurobiology and Behavior
Take at Orange Coast College: PSYC A250
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Orange Coast College: PHYS A135
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Orange Coast College: PHYS A280
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Orange Coast College: PHYS A185
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Orange Coast College: PHYS A135 or PHYS A130
Mechanics
Take at Orange Coast College: PHYS A130
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Orange Coast College: PHYS A285
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at Orange Coast College: ENGR A220 or CS A150 or CS A131
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Orange Coast College: CS A200
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Orange Coast College: CS A170
Engineering Computation
No Orange Coast College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Orange Coast College: PSYC A160 or STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Orange Coast College: STAT C1000 or PSYC A160
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Orange Coast College: STAT C1000
Calculus I
Take at Orange Coast College: MATH A180 or MATH A182H
Calculus II
Take at Orange Coast College: MATH A185 or MATH A182H
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Orange Coast College: MATH A180 or MATH A182H or MATH A180H
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Orange Coast College: MATH A185 or MATH A185H or MATH A182H
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Orange Coast College: PSYC A280
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.