Mechanical Engineering, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Rancho Santiago College → UC Irvine
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Irvine’s Mechanical Engineering, B.S. major from Rancho Santiago College — i.e. exactly which Rancho Santiago College courses satisfy each UC Irvine major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Rancho Santiago College → UC Irvine)
Introduction to Engineering Computations
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CMPR 121
Multivariable Calculus
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 280
Multivariable Calculus
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 280
Classical Physics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 237
Single-Variable Calculus
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 185
Introduction to Linear Algebra
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 287
Elementary Differential Equations
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 287
Single-Variable Calculus
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MATH 180
Statics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ENGR 235
Computer-Aided Design
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ENGR 125 or ENGR 154 or ENGR 103 or MNFG 103
Basic Economics I
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ECON 121
Dynamics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ENGR 240
Fundamentals of Experimental Physics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHYS 237
Principles of Materials Science and Engineering
No Rancho Santiago College equivalent — complete after transfer.
NETWORK ANALYSIS I
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ENGR 250
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.