Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Clinical Psychology Transfer Requirements: West Valley College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Psychology B.S. with a Specialization in Clinical Psychology major from West Valley College — i.e. exactly which West Valley College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (West Valley College → UC San Diego)
Basic Chemistry
Take at West Valley College: CHEM 002
Multicellular Life
Take at West Valley College: BIOL 042 or BIOL 041 or BIOL 043
Human Physiology
Take at West Valley College: BIOL 048
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at West Valley College: BIOL 041 or BIOL 043 or BIOL 042
The Cell
Take at West Valley College: BIOL 042 or BIOL 043 or BIOL 041
Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology
Take at West Valley College: BIOL 010
Human Genetics in Modern Society
Take at West Valley College: BIOL 022
General Chemistry I
Take at West Valley College: CHEM 001A
General Chemistry III
Take at West Valley College: CHEM 001B
General Chemistry II
Take at West Valley College: CHEM 001B or CHEM 001A
General Psychology: Biological Foundations
Take at West Valley College: PSYC 007
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 004B
Physics - Mechanics
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 004A
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 004C
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at West Valley College: CIST 004A1
Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design
Take at West Valley College: CIST 004B1
Introduction to Python
Take at West Valley College: CIST 005A
Engineering Computation
No West Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at West Valley College: STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics
Take at West Valley College: STAT C1000
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at West Valley College: STAT C1000
Calculus I
Take at West Valley College: MATH 003A
Calculus II
Take at West Valley College: MATH 003B
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at West Valley College: MATH 003AH or MATH 003A
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at West Valley College: MATH 003BH or MATH 003B
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at West Valley College: PSYC 002 or PSYC 002H
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at West Valley College: PSYC 002H or PSYC 002
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.