ECE: Engineering Physics B.S. Transfer Requirements: Saddleback College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s ECE: Engineering Physics B.S. major from Saddleback College — i.e. exactly which Saddleback College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Saddleback College → UC San Diego)
Circuits and Systems
No Saddleback College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Saddleback College: MATH 3AH or MATH 3A
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at Saddleback College: MATH 24
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Saddleback College: MATH 3C
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Saddleback College: MATH 3B
Linear Algebra
Take at Saddleback College: MATH 26
Vector Calculus
Take at Saddleback College: MATH 3C
Introduction to Digital Design
No Saddleback College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Analog Design
No Saddleback College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Components and Circuits Lab
No Saddleback College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Engineering Computation
No Saddleback College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Saddleback College: PHYS 4B
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Saddleback College: PHYS 4C
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Saddleback College: PHYS 4A
Physics Laboratory-Modern Physics
Take at Saddleback College: PHYS 4C
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.