Public Health B.S. Transfer Requirements: Southwestern College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Public Health 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)
Introduction to Public Health
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Primary Care and Public Health
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 100
Human Genetics in Modern Society
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 180
Human Physiology
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 261
The Cell
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 210 or BIOL 212 or BIOL 211
Multicellular Life
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 211 or BIOL 210 or BIOL 212
Human Impact on the Environment
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 140
Biology and Diversity
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Cancer Biology
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 111
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 211 or BIOL 210 or BIOL 212
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Southwestern College: STAT C1000 or BIOL 215
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Southwestern College: PSYC 280 or SOC 280 or PSYC 270 or SOC 270
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
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
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.