Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Sensation and Perception Transfer Requirements: Palomar 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 Palomar College — i.e. exactly which Palomar College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Palomar College → UC San Diego)
Basic Chemistry
Take at Palomar College: CHEM 100
Multicellular Life
Take at Palomar College: BIOL 201 or BIOL 200
Human Physiology
Take at Palomar College: BIOL 211
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Palomar College: BIOL 201 or BIOL 200
The Cell
Take at Palomar College: BIOL 200 or BIOL 201
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Palomar College: BIOL 100 or BIOL 101
Human Genetics in Modern Society
Take at Palomar College: BIOL 110
General Chemistry I
Take at Palomar College: CHEM 110
General Chemistry III
Take at Palomar College: CHEM 115
General Chemistry II
Take at Palomar College: CHEM 110 or CHEM 115
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Palomar College: PSYC 210
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at Palomar College: PSYC 210
Neurobiology and Behavior
Take at Palomar College: PSYC 210
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 201
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 231
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 230
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 200 or PHYS 201
Mechanics
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 200
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 231 or PHYS 230
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Palomar College: CSIT 175
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at Palomar College: PHYS 210
Introduction to Computer Science and Object-Oriented Programming: Python
Take at Palomar College: CSIT 275
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Palomar College: CSCI 210
Introduction to Python
Take at Palomar College: CSIT 175
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Palomar College: CSCI 114
Engineering Computation
No Palomar College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Palomar College: SOC 205 or PSYC 205 or STAT C1000E or SOC 180 or STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Palomar College: STAT C1000E or BUS 204 or PSYC 205 or SOC 205 or STAT C1000 or SOC 180
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Palomar College: STAT C1000E or STAT C1000
Calculus I
Take at Palomar College: MATH 140
Calculus II
Take at Palomar College: MATH 141
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Palomar College: MATH 140 or MATH 140E
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Palomar College: MATH 141 or MATH 141E
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Palomar College: PSYC 230
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Palomar College: PSYC 230
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.