Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Social Psychology Transfer Requirements: Sierra College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Social Psychology major from Sierra College — i.e. exactly which Sierra College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Sierra College → UC San Diego)
The Periodic Table
Take at Sierra College: CHEM 2A
Multicellular Life
Take at Sierra College: BIOL 1 or BIOL 2 or BIOL 3 or BIOL 140
Human Physiology
Take at Sierra College: BIOL 6
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Sierra College: BIOL 3 or BIOL 1 or BIOL 2 or BIOL 140
The Cell
Take at Sierra College: BIOL 1 or BIOL 3 or BIOL 2 or BIOL 140
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Sierra College: BIOL 10
General Chemistry I
Take at Sierra College: CHEM 3B or CHEM 3A or CHEM 1A
General Chemistry III
Take at Sierra College: CHEM 3A or CHEM 3B or CHEM 1B or CHEM 1A
General Chemistry II
Take at Sierra College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1A or CHEM 3A or CHEM 3B
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Sierra College: PSYC 140
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at Sierra College: PSYC 140
Concepts in Physics
Take at Sierra College: PHYS 10
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Sierra College: PHYS 210
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Sierra College: PHYS 205
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Sierra College: PHYS 215
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Sierra College: CSCI 12
MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis
Take at Sierra College: ENGR 220
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Sierra College: CSCI 14
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Sierra College: CSCI 13
Engineering Computation
No Sierra College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Sierra College: PSYC 142 or STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Sierra College: PSYC 142 or STAT C1000
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Sierra College: STAT C1000
Calculus I
Take at Sierra College: MATH 16A
Calculus II
Take at Sierra College: MATH 16B
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Sierra College: MATH 30
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Sierra College: MATH 31
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Sierra College: PSYC 105
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Sierra College: PSYC 105
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.