MAE: Mechanical Engineering B.S. Transfer Requirements: Sacramento City College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s MAE: Mechanical Engineering B.S. major from Sacramento City College — i.e. exactly which Sacramento City College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Sacramento City College → UC San Diego)
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at Sacramento City College: ENGR 405
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Sacramento City College: PHYS 410
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Sacramento City College: PHYS 420
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Sacramento City College: PHYS 430
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 420
Vector Calculus
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 402
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 402
Linear Algebra
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 410
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 401
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 400
Introduction to Engineering Graphics and Design
No Sacramento City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Elements of Materials Science
Take at Sacramento City College: ENGR 412
General Chemistry I
Take at Sacramento City College: CHEM 400
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.