Physics B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santiago Canyon College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Physics B.S. major from Santiago Canyon College — i.e. exactly which Santiago Canyon College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Santiago Canyon College → UC San Diego)
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250B or PHYS 250C
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 280
Linear Algebra
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 290 or MATH 287
Vector Calculus
No Santiago Canyon College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 295 or MATH 287
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 180 or MATH 180S
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 185
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250C or PHYS 250B
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250A
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250B
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CMPR 112 or CMPR 213 or CMPR 120
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CMPR 121 or CMPR 131 or CMPR 122 or CMPR 132
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CMPR 121 or CMPR 131 or CMPR 122 or CMPR 132
Engineering Computation
No Santiago Canyon College equivalent — complete after transfer.
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
Don’t plan this alone.
Skyway builds your full term-by-term plan from these exact requirements + IGETC, checks your gaps, models your GPA, and an AI counselor answers anything — free.
Start my free plan →Physics B.S. from Santiago Canyon College to other UCs
Physics B.S. to UC San Diego from other colleges
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.