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Data Science B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UC San Diego

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

Required courses (Santa Monica College → UC San Diego)

SOCI 60
4 UC units
Practice of Social Research
Take at Santa Monica College: SOCIOL 4
BILD 1
4 UC units
The Cell
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 23 or BIOL 21 or BIOL 22
BILD 3
4 UC units
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 21 or BIOL 23 or BIOL 22
POLI 30
4 UC units
Political Inquiry
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
POLI 5
4 UC units
Data Analytics for the Social Sciences
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
ECON 3
4 UC units
Principles of Macroeconomics
Take at Santa Monica College: ECON 2
ECON 1
4 UC units
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at Santa Monica College: ECON 1
COGS 14B
4 UC units
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Santa Monica College: STAT C1000
MATH 18
4 UC units
Linear Algebra
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 13
MATH 20B
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8
MATH 20C
4 UC units
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 11
MATH 20A
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8 or MATH 7

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.