Psychology transfer requirements: De Anza College → UC San Diego

These are the lower-division Psychology courses UC San Diego expects you to finish before you transfer, taken from the 2025–26 ASSIST agreement, and matched to the De Anza College courses that satisfy each one.

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31UC San Diego requirements
31have a De Anza College match
35offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

UC San Diego requirementDe Anza College course that satisfies it
CHEM 4 Basic ChemistryCHEM 10or CHEM 30A
BILD 2 Multicellular LifeBIOL 6C + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6Aor BIOL 6CH + BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6B
BILD 26 Human PhysiologyBIOL 40C + BIOL 40B + BIOL 40A
BILD 3 Organismic and Evolutionary BiologyBIOL 6CH + BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6Bor BIOL 6C + BIOL 6A + BIOL 6B
BILD 1 The CellBIOL 6AH + BIOL 6CH + BIOL 6Bor BIOL 6A + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6C
BILD 10 Fundamental Concepts of Modern BiologyBIOL 10or BIOL 10H
CHEM 6A General Chemistry ICHEM 1AHor CHEM 1A
CHEM 6C General Chemistry IIICHEM 1CHor CHEM 1C
CHEM 6B General Chemistry IICHEM 1BHor CHEM 1B
COGS 17 Neurobiology of CognitionPSYC 24
PSYC 2 General Psychology: Biological FoundationsPSYC 24
PHYS 1B Electricity and MagnetismPHYS 2B
PHYS 2B Physics - Electricity and MagnetismPHYS 4B
PHYS 2A Physics - MechanicsPHYS 4A
PHYS 1C Waves, Optics, and Modern PhysicsPHYS 2C
PHYS 1A MechanicsPHYS 2A
PHYS 2C Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and OpticsPHYS 4C
CSE 8A Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving ICIS 36Aor CIS 40or CIS 22A
MAE 8 MATLAB Programming for Engineering AnalysisCIS 22Aor CIS 41Aor CIS 40or CIS 35Aor CIS 41B
CSE 6R Introduction to Computer Science and Object-Oriented Programming: PythonCIS 41A
CSE 12 Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented DesignCIS 22CHor CIS 22C
COGS 18 Introduction to PythonCIS 40
CSE 11 Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated PaceCIS 36Bor CIS 35A
COGS 14B Introduction to Statistical AnalysisPSYC 15or STAT C1000
PSYC 60 Introduction to StatisticsPSYC 15or MATH 17or STAT C1000or STAT C1000Hor POLI 20
MATH 11 Calculus Based Elementary Probability and StatisticsSTAT C1000or STAT C1000H
MATH 10A Calculus IMATH 12
MATH 20A Calculus for Science and EngineeringMATH 1Aor MATH 1AH
MATH 20B Calculus for Science and EngineeringMATH 1BHor MATH 1B
PSYC 70 Research Methods in PsychologyPSYC 2or PSYC 3
COGS 14A Introduction to Research MethodsPSYC 2

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose De Anza College as your sending institution, UC San Diego as the receiving institution, and Psychology as the major. ASSIST is the only official source, and agreements change between catalog years.

Which of these you can actually take in 2025–26

Matched against the official De Anza College schedule for 2026 Fall and 2027 Winter. Seat status changes daily — the planner shows the live figures.

CourseTermCRNInstructorStatus
CHEM 102026 Fall21601Gorkem ErmutClosed
CHEM 102026 Fall21939James MaxwellClosed
CHEM 102026 Fall27098James MaxwellClosed
CHEM 102027 Winter32222STAFF, MOpen
CHEM 30A2026 Fall29058Margarete LeclercClosed
CHEM 30A2026 Fall29059Margarete LeclercClosed
CHEM 30A2026 Fall27100Allan WilcoxClosed
CHEM 30A2026 Fall21592NAHRJOU, NAZANINClosed
BIOL 6B2027 Winter38863Lianna WongOpen
BIOL 6B2027 Winter38864Lianna WongOpen
BIOL 6B2027 Winter00224Simon Kang'aOpen
BIOL 6B2027 Winter00225Simon Kang'aOpen
BIOL 6A2026 Fall00237Simon Kang'aClosed
BIOL 6A2026 Fall27809Simon Kang'aClosed
BIOL 6A2026 Fall00239Bruce HeyerClosed
BIOL 6A2026 Fall00240Bruce HeyerClosed
BIOL 6AH2027 Winter39880Bruce HeyerOpen
BIOL 40C2026 Fall27261James NguyenClosed
BIOL 40C2026 Fall27262James NguyenClosed
BIOL 40C2027 Winter39929Susmita SenguptaOpen
BIOL 40C2027 Winter39227Susmita SenguptaOpen
BIOL 40B2026 Fall27811Susmita SenguptaClosed
BIOL 40B2026 Fall28266Susmita SenguptaClosed
BIOL 40B2026 Fall28265Sengupta LakshmikantaClosed
BIOL 40B2026 Fall29015Sengupta LakshmikantaClosed
BIOL 40A2026 Fall27250KUTHOORE, ANJALIClosed
BIOL 40A2026 Fall27251KUTHOORE, ANJALIClosed
BIOL 40A2026 Fall27252Robert Fredric KalpinClosed
BIOL 40A2026 Fall27254Nora BalabanianClosed
BIOL 102026 Fall25378Eric PaneClosed
BIOL 102026 Fall25379Eric PaneOpen
BIOL 102026 Fall27172Jason BramClosed
BIOL 102026 Fall27173Jason BramWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21574Cinzia MuzziClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21575Cinzia MuzziClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21576Alex ChangClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21577Alex ChangClosed
CHEM 1C2026 Fall21585David GrayClosed
CHEM 1C2026 Fall21586David GrayWaitlist
CHEM 1C2027 Winter37910Megan BrophyOpen
CHEM 1C2027 Winter32208Megan BrophyOpen
CHEM 1B2026 Fall21582Megan BrophyClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall21583Megan BrophyClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall21584Michael LaneClosed
CHEM 1B2027 Winter38872Cinzia MuzziOpen
PSYC 242026 Fall25894Shannon HassettOpen
PSYC 242026 Fall29046Shannon HassettClosed
PSYC 242026 Fall28009Shannon HassettClosed
PSYC 242027 Winter01887Shannon HassettOpen
PHYS 2B2027 Winter38273STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 4B2026 Fall02081Eduardo LunaOpen
PHYS 4B2026 Fall27761Eduardo LunaOpen
PHYS 4B2026 Fall28538Kasra KhazeniOpen
PHYS 4B2026 Fall28540Kasra KhazeniOpen
PHYS 4A2026 Fall02076Zuleyha YuksekClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall02075Zuleyha YuksekClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall25893Kasra KhazeniClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall25898Kasra KhazeniClosed
PHYS 2A2026 Fall25051WAMBA, KOLOClosed
PHYS 2A2026 Fall02071WAMBA, KOLOClosed
PHYS 2A2027 Winter01788STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 2A2027 Winter31893STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 4C2026 Fall28539Ramin AlizadehOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter39834STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter39631STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter39632STAFF, MOpen
CIS 402026 Fall25935Yau LauClosed
CIS 402026 Fall26032Doug CaseClosed
CIS 402026 Fall24578Jennifer ParrishClosed
CIS 402026 Fall26035Mirsaeid AbolghasemiClosed
CIS 22A2026 Fall21713Abeer AlameerWaitlist
CIS 22A2026 Fall21714Abeer AlameerWaitlist
CIS 22A2026 Fall21716Anita WhitehillOpen
CIS 22A2026 Fall27781Alexandre StoykovClosed
CIS 41A2026 Fall24090Mirsaeid AbolghasemiOpen
CIS 41A2026 Fall26033Mohammed AkhoirshidaClosed
CIS 41A2027 Winter37957Clare NguyenOpen
CIS 41A2027 Winter35651Mirsaeid AbolghasemiOpen
CIS 35A2026 Fall00485Mohammed AkhoirshidaOpen
CIS 35A2026 Fall23382Sukhjit SinghClosed
CIS 35A2027 Winter00450STAFF, MOpen
CIS 35A2027 Winter40014STAFF, MOpen
CIS 41B2026 Fall25218Grant LarkinOpen
CIS 41B2027 Winter36819STAFF, MOpen
CIS 22CH2026 Fall29078Linyun YuOpen
CIS 22C2026 Fall22327Ronald KleinmanOpen
CIS 22C2026 Fall22855Hussein Al-HusseinOpen
CIS 22C2026 Fall23078Kamran EftekhariOpen
CIS 22C2026 Fall22320Mirsaeid AbolghasemiClosed
CIS 36B2027 Winter34090STAFF, MOpen
PSYC 152026 Fall02162Mark HealyWaitlist
PSYC 152026 Fall26464Christopher OlsenClosed
PSYC 152027 Winter01886Mark HealyOpen
PSYC 152027 Winter36876STAFF, MOpen
STAT C10002026 Fall28616Rani FischerWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall28620Jelena SeganClosed
STAT C10002026 Fall28623Vinh NguyenWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall28621Amanda LienWaitlist
MATH 122026 Fall27562Cheryl BalmOpen
MATH 122026 Fall27563Reza ShariatmadariClosed
MATH 122027 Winter38511STAFF, MOpen
MATH 122027 Winter38512STAFF, MOpen
MATH 1A2026 Fall27469STAFFClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall27470Zack JudsonWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall27482Karina ChoClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall27471James MailhotWaitlist
MATH 1AH2026 Fall29061James MailhotOpen
MATH 1AH2026 Fall29064Doli BambhaniaOpen
MATH 1BH2026 Fall29096Roderic TaylorOpen
MATH 1B2026 Fall27489Kejian ShiOpen
MATH 1B2026 Fall27491STAFFClosed
MATH 1B2026 Fall27493Usha GaneshalingamClosed
MATH 1B2026 Fall27496Roderic TaylorClosed
PSYC 22026 Fall25900Susan ThomasOpen
PSYC 22026 Fall27213Taiki KondoClosed
PSYC 22026 Fall28721Trevor BasilClosed
PSYC 22027 Winter31616Susan ThomasOpen
PSYC 32026 Fall26494James CliffordWaitlist
PSYC 32027 Winter37786STAFF, MOpen
ASSIST is the official source for UC articulation, but it tells you which courses count, not when they run or who teaches them. The planner puts both together and warns you about time conflicts.
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