Geophysics Transfer Requirements: Palomar College → UCLA
The official course articulation for transferring into UCLA’s Geophysics (B.S.) major from Palomar College — i.e. exactly which Palomar College courses satisfy each UCLA major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Palomar College → UCLA)
Differential and Integral Calculus
Take at Palomar College: MATH 140 or MATH 140E
Integration and Infinite Series
Take at Palomar College: MATH 141 or MATH 141E
Calculus of Several Variables
Take at Palomar College: MATH 205
Calculus of Several Variables
Take at Palomar College: MATH 205
Linear Algebra and Applications
Take at Palomar College: MATH 200
Differential Equations
Take at Palomar College: MATH 206
Blue Planet: Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Palomar College: OCN 100L or OCN 100
Solar System and Planets
Take at Palomar College: ASTR 120 or GEOL 120
Introduction to Earth Science
Take at Palomar College: GEOL 100 or GEOL 100L
Natural Disasters
Take at Palomar College: GEOG 115 or ES 115
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity
No Palomar College equivalent — complete after transfer.
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.