Computer Science & Engineering B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Computer Science & Engineering B.S. major from Santa Monica College — i.e. exactly which Santa Monica College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Santa Monica College → UC Davis)
Linear Algebra
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 13
Introduction to Public Speaking
Take at Santa Monica College: COMM C1000
Circuits I
Take at Santa Monica College: ENGR 22 or ENGR 21
Differential Equations
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 15
Software Development in UNIX & C++
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Data Structures, Algorithms, & Programming
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 20A
Introduction to Programming
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 55 or CS 15 or CS 87A or CS 50
Computer Organization & Machine-Dependent Programming
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 17
Discrete Mathematics For Computer Science
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 10
General Chemistry
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 11
Classical Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 22
Classical Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 23
Modern Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 24
Classical Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 21
Vector Analysis
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 11
Calculus
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 11
Calculus
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 7
Calculus
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8
Major Works of the Medieval & Early Modern World
Take at Santa Monica College: ENGL 3 or ENGL 4
Introduction to Literature
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Major Works of the Contemporary World
Take at Santa Monica College: ENGL 4
Introduction to Academic Literacies
Take at Santa Monica College: ENGL C1000
Major Works of the Ancient World
Take at Santa Monica College: ENGL 3
Major Works of the Modern World
Take at Santa Monica College: ENGL 4
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.