Physics, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UC Irvine
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Irvine’s 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).
Admitted / applied
80 / 152
Admit GPA range
3.56 - 3.93
Required courses (Santa Monica College → UC Irvine)
Introduction to C and Numerical Analysis
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 52 or CS 50
Computational Methods in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 52 or CS 50
Introduction to Programming
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 50 or CS 55 or CS 52
Introduction to Engineering Computations
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 52 or CS 30 or CS 36 or CS 50
Introduction to Programming
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 87A
Classical Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 23
Single-Variable Calculus
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8
Single-Variable Calculus
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 7
Multivariable Calculus
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 11
Elementary Differential Equations
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 15
Fundamentals of Experimental Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 23
Introduction to Linear Algebra
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 13
Fundamentals of Experimental Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 22
Multivariable Calculus
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 11
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.