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Physics B.S. Transfer Requirements: Sacramento City College → UC San Diego

The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Physics 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)

PHYS 2CL
2 UC units
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Sacramento City College: PHYS 420
PHYS 2DL
2 UC units
Physics Laboratory-Modern Physics
Take at Sacramento City College: PHYS 430
MATH 20C
4 UC units
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 402
MATH 18
4 UC units
Linear Algebra
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 410
MATH 20E
4 UC units
Vector Calculus
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 402
MATH 20D
4 UC units
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 420
MATH 20A
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 400
MATH 20B
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 401
PHYS 2C
4 UC units
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Sacramento City College: PHYS 430
PHYS 2A
4 UC units
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Sacramento City College: PHYS 410
PHYS 2B
4 UC units
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Sacramento City College: PHYS 420
CSE 12
4 UC units
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Sacramento City College: CISP 430
ECE 15
4 UC units
Engineering Computation
No Sacramento City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
MAE 8
4 UC units
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at Sacramento City College: ENGR 405

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.