Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Clinical Psychology Transfer Requirements: Rio Hondo College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Clinical Psychology major from Rio Hondo College — i.e. exactly which Rio Hondo College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Rio Hondo College → UC San Diego)
Basic Chemistry
Take at Rio Hondo College: CHEM 120
The Periodic Table
Take at Rio Hondo College: CHEM 110
Multicellular Life
Take at Rio Hondo College: BIOL 200 or BIOL 201
Human Physiology
Take at Rio Hondo College: BIOL 226
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Rio Hondo College: BIOL 201 or BIOL 200
The Cell
Take at Rio Hondo College: BIOL 201 or BIOL 200
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Rio Hondo College: BIOL 101
General Chemistry I
Take at Rio Hondo College: CHEM 130
General Chemistry III
Take at Rio Hondo College: CHEM 140 or CHEM 130
General Chemistry II
Take at Rio Hondo College: CHEM 140 or CHEM 130
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Rio Hondo College: PSY 210
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at Rio Hondo College: PSY 210 or PSY 210H
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Rio Hondo College: PHY 213
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Rio Hondo College: PHY 211
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Rio Hondo College: PHY 212
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Rio Hondo College: CIT 135
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at Rio Hondo College: ENGR 212
Introduction to Computer Science and Object-Oriented Programming: Python
Take at Rio Hondo College: CIT 128 or CIT 127
Introduction to Python
Take at Rio Hondo College: CIT 127
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Rio Hondo College: CIT 136
Engineering Computation
No Rio Hondo College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Rio Hondo College: PSY 190 or STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Rio Hondo College: STAT C1000 or PSY 190
Calculus I
Take at Rio Hondo College: MATH 170
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Rio Hondo College: MATH 190
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Rio Hondo College: MATH 191
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Rio Hondo College: PSY 200
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Rio Hondo College: PSY 200
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.