Psychology: Business Psychology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santiago Canyon College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Psychology: Business Psychology 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)
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PSYC 220
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PSYC 220
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
Basic Chemistry
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CHEM 100
Multicellular Life
Take at Santiago Canyon College: BIOL 211 or BIOL 213 or BIOL 215 or BIOL 231 or BIOL 221
Human Physiology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: BIOL 249
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: BIOL 211 or BIOL 213 or BIOL 215 or BIOL 221 or BIOL 231
The Cell
Take at Santiago Canyon College: BIOL 211 or BIOL 213 or BIOL 215 or BIOL 221 or BIOL 231
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: BIOL 109H or BIOL 109
General Chemistry I
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CHEM 200AH or CHEM 200A
General Chemistry III
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CHEM 200B
General Chemistry II
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CHEM 200AH or CHEM 200B or CHEM 200A
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PSYC 200
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PSYC 200
Concepts in Physics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 100
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 150B or PHYS 150BC
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250B
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250A
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 150B or PHYS 150BC
Mechanics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 150A or PHYS 150AC
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHYS 250C or PHYS 250B
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CMPR 112 or CMPR 213 or CMPR 120
Quantitative Computer Skills
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CMPR 105
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CMPR 121 or CMPR 131 or CMPR 122 or CMPR 132
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
Engineering Computation
No Santiago Canyon College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Santiago Canyon College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: STAT C1000H or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E
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.