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Applied Physics, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UC Irvine

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Irvine’s Applied Physics, B.S. major from Santa Monica College — i.e. exactly which Santa Monica College courses satisfy each UC Irvine major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Transfer admit rate
52%
Admitted / applied
29 / 56
Admit GPA range
3.45 - 3.85
Requirements
14

Required courses (Santa Monica College → UC Irvine)

MATH 2A
4 UC units
Single-Variable Calculus
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 7
MATH 2B
4 UC units
Single-Variable Calculus
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8
PHYSICS 7E
4 UC units
Classical Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 23
PHYSICS 51A
4 UC units
Modern Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 24
MATH 3D
4 UC units
Elementary Differential Equations
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 15
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Introduction to Linear Algebra
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 13
MATH 2D
4 UC units
Multivariable Calculus
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 11
MATH 2E
4 UC units
Multivariable Calculus
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 11
PHYSICS 52B
2 UC units
Fundamentals of Experimental Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 22
PHYSICS 52A
2 UC units
Fundamentals of Experimental Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 23
EECS 12
4 UC units
Introduction to Programming
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 50 or CS 55 or CS 52
PHYSICS 53
4 UC units
Introduction to C and Numerical Analysis
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 52 or CS 50
EECS 10
4 UC units
Computational Methods in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 52 or CS 50
I&C SCI 45C
4 UC units
Programming in C/C++ as a Second Language
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 52

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.