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

The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Geosciences 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)

PHYS 2B
4 UC units
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 22
PHYS 2C
4 UC units
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 23
PHYS 2A
4 UC units
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 21
SIO 65
2 UC units
Geosciences Seminar
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
MATH 20A
4 UC units
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8 or MATH 7
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
CHEM 6B
4 UC units
General Chemistry II
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 11 or CHEM 12
CHEM 6C
4 UC units
General Chemistry III
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 12
CHEM 6A
4 UC units
General Chemistry I
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 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.