Physics, B.S. Transfer Requirements: West Valley College → UC Irvine
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Irvine’s Physics, B.S. major from West Valley College — i.e. exactly which West Valley College courses satisfy each UC Irvine major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
80 / 152
Admit GPA range
3.56 - 3.93
Required courses (West Valley College → UC Irvine)
Introduction to C and Numerical Analysis
Take at West Valley College: CIST 004A
Computational Methods in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Take at West Valley College: CIST 004A or CIST 037 or CIST 004A1
Introduction to Programming
Take at West Valley College: CIST 004A or CIST 005A or CIST 037 or CIST 004A1
Introduction to Engineering Computations
Take at West Valley College: ENGR 060 or CIST 004A or CIST 037
Introduction to Programming
Take at West Valley College: CIST 005A
Classical Physics
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 004C
Single-Variable Calculus
Take at West Valley College: MATH 003BH or MATH 003B
Single-Variable Calculus
Take at West Valley College: MATH 003A or MATH 003AH
Multivariable Calculus
Take at West Valley College: MATH 004A
Elementary Differential Equations
Take at West Valley College: MATH 004B
Fundamentals of Experimental Physics
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 004C
Introduction to Linear Algebra
Take at West Valley College: MATH 004C
Fundamentals of Experimental Physics
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 004B
Multivariable Calculus
Take at West Valley College: MATH 004A
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.