Cognitive Science: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience B.S. Transfer Requirements: Skyline College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Cognitive Science: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience B.S. major from Skyline College — i.e. exactly which Skyline College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Skyline College → UC San Diego)
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Skyline College: PSYC 220
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Skyline College: CIS 274
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Skyline College: CIS 286
Introduction to Computer Science and Object-Oriented Programming: Python
Take at Skyline College: CIS 122
Calculus II
Take at Skyline College: MATH 252 or MATH 242 or MATH 243
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Skyline College: MATH 252
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Skyline College: MATH 253
Calculus III
Take at Skyline College: MATH 253
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Skyline College: SOCI 129 or PSYC 105
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Skyline College: PSYC 105
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Skyline College: MATH 251
Calculus I
Take at Skyline College: MATH 251 or MATH 241
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Skyline College: PSYC 171 or STAT C1000
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Skyline College: BIOL 110
Multicellular Life
Take at Skyline College: BIOL 215 or BIOL 230
The Cell
Take at Skyline College: BIOL 230 or BIOL 215
Human Physiology
Take at Skyline College: BIOL 260
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Skyline College: BIOL 230 or BIOL 215
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Skyline College: PHYS 250
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Skyline College: PHYS 270
Mechanics
Take at Skyline College: PHYS 210 or PHYS 211
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Skyline College: PHYS 260
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Skyline College: PHYS 211 or PHYS 220 or PHYS 221 or PHYS 210
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Skyline College: PHYS 220 or PHYS 221
General Chemistry II
Take at Skyline College: CHEM 210 or CHEM 220
General Chemistry III
Take at Skyline College: CHEM 220 or CHEM 210
General Chemistry I
Take at Skyline College: CHEM 210
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.