Chemistry and Biochemistry: Environmental Chemistry B.S. Transfer Requirements: Pasadena City College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Chemistry and Biochemistry: Environmental Chemistry B.S. major from Pasadena City College — i.e. exactly which Pasadena City College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Pasadena City College → UC San Diego)
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Pasadena City College: PHYS 008C or PHYS 008A or PHYS 008B
Physics - Relativity and Quantum Physics
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Pasadena City College: PHYS 008A
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Pasadena City College: PHYS 008B
General Chemistry II
Take at Pasadena City College: CHEM 001A or CHEM 001B
General Chemistry I
Take at Pasadena City College: CHEM 001A
General Chemistry III
Take at Pasadena City College: CHEM 001B
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Pasadena City College: CHEM 001B or CHEM 001A
Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
Take at Pasadena City College: CHEM 008A
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Pasadena City College: CHEM 008B or CHEM 008A
Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity and Synthesis
Take at Pasadena City College: CHEM 008A or CHEM 008B
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Pasadena City College: PHYS 008A or PHYS 008B
Physics Laboratory - Mechanics
Take at Pasadena City College: PHYS 008A or PHYS 008B
Physics Laboratory-Modern Physics
Take at Pasadena City College: PHYS 008C
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Pasadena City College: MATH 005C or MATH 005CH
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Pasadena City College: MATH 005BH or MATH 005B or MATH 005BE
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at Pasadena City College: MATH 055 or MATH 055H
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Pasadena City College: MATH 005AH or MATH 005A or MATH 005AE
Linear Algebra
Take at Pasadena City College: MATH 010H or MATH 010
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.