Human Developmental Sciences B.A. Transfer Requirements: San Diego Mesa College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Human Developmental Sciences B.A. major from San Diego Mesa College — i.e. exactly which San Diego Mesa College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (San Diego Mesa College → UC San Diego)
Introduction to Human Developmental Sciences
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Human Genetics in Modern Society
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 130
Human Physiology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 235
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PSYC 260
The Cell
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 210B or BIOL 210A
Multicellular Life
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 210A or BIOL 210B
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 210A or BIOL 210B
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 107
Human Impact on the Environment
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 120
Human Origins
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ANTH 102
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 150
Calculus II
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 122 or MATH 121
Introduction to Logic
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHIL 101
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 252
Calculus I
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 121
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MATH 151
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Race and Ethnicity in the United States
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BLAS 140B or BLAS 140A or SOCO 207
Race and Ethnicity in the United States
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHIC 141B
Race and Ethnicity in the United States
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHIC 110B or HIST 123 or CHIC 141B
Introduction to Communication
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
World Prehistory
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ANTH 107
Introduction to Cognitive Science
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Culture
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ANTH 103
Social Change in the Modern World
Take at San Diego Mesa College: SOCO 223
Psychology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PSYC C1000
General Psychology: Cognitive Foundations
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PSYC 283
Introduction to Sociology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: SOCO 101
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.