Cognitive Science: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience B.S. Transfer Requirements: Southwestern 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 Southwestern College — i.e. exactly which Southwestern College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Southwestern College → UC San Diego)
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Southwestern College: PSYC 260
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Southwestern College: CIS 153 or MATH 130
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 140
Introduction to Python
Take at Southwestern College: CIS 106
Calculus II
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 121 or MATH 122
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 251
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 252
Calculus III
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 122
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Southwestern College: PSYC 255
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Southwestern College: PSYC 255
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 250
Calculus I
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 121 or MATH 120
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 215 or STAT C1000 or PSYC 280 or SOC 280 or PSYC 270 or SOC 270
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Southwestern College: PSYC 280 or SOC 280 or PSYC 270 or SOC 270
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 100
Multicellular Life
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 211 or BIOL 210 or BIOL 212
The Cell
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 210 or BIOL 212 or BIOL 211
Human Physiology
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 261
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 211 or BIOL 210 or BIOL 212
Human Genetics in Modern Society
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 180
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 270
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 274
Mechanics
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 150
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 272
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 150 or PHYS 153 or PHYS 152 or PHYS 151
Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 152
Basic Chemistry
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 170
The Periodic Table
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 100
General Chemistry II
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 200 or CHEM 210
General Chemistry III
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 210 or CHEM 200
General Chemistry I
Take at Southwestern College: CHEM 200
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.