Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Cognitive Psychology Transfer Requirements: Victor Valley College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Cognitive Psychology major from Victor Valley College — i.e. exactly which Victor Valley College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Victor Valley College → UC San Diego)
Multicellular Life
Take at Victor Valley College: BIOL 202 or BIOL 201 or BIOL 203
Human Physiology
Take at Victor Valley College: BIOL 231
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Victor Valley College: BIOL 202 or BIOL 203 or BIOL 201
The Cell
Take at Victor Valley College: BIOL 202 or BIOL 203 or BIOL 201
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at Victor Valley College: BIOL 100
Human Genetics in Modern Society
Take at Victor Valley College: BIOL 118
General Chemistry I
Take at Victor Valley College: CHEM 202 or CHEM 201
General Chemistry III
Take at Victor Valley College: CHEM 201 or CHEM 202
General Chemistry II
Take at Victor Valley College: CHEM 202 or CHEM 201
Neurobiology of Cognition
Take at Victor Valley College: PSYC 109
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at Victor Valley College: PSYC 109
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Victor Valley College: PHYS 203
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Victor Valley College: PHYS 201
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Victor Valley College: PHYS 202
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace
Take at Victor Valley College: CIS 206
Engineering Computation
No Victor Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Victor Valley College: PSYC 215 or STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Victor Valley College: PSYC 215
Calculus I
Take at Victor Valley College: MATH 226
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Victor Valley College: MATH 226
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Victor Valley College: MATH 227
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Victor Valley College: PSYC 217
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.