Transferring Courses

A maximum of 105 lower-division quarter units can be transferred to UC San Diego.   

• 1 semester credit = 1.5 quarter units
• Courses completed at other UC campuses will be included in the UC San Diego GPA
• Courses completed outside of the UC system will not be included in the UC San Diego GPA
• Courses completed at UC San Diego Extension will not be included in the UC San Diego GPA (contact Admissions to verify UC transferability)

Go to Degree Requirements and scroll down to Alternatives to see lists of approved courses.  Use assist.org to find equivalent courses at the community college you plan to attend.

• Visit assist.org and go to the “Search below for articulation agreements” box
• Select “Academic Year”
• For “Institution” select “University of California, San Diego”
• For “Agreements with Other Institutions” select the community college you plan to attend and click “View Agreements”
• For “View Agreement by:” select “Department”
• Select department of interest and click the “View Agreement” box at the right of the screen to see UC transferable courses

Courses that are not listed on assist.org must be approved by petition prior to enrollment. Submit an Undergraduate Student Petition with the following information to seventhadvising@ucsd.edu for consideration.

• Name of the institution you plan to attend
• Proposed course (include course title and number of units)
• Planned quarter/semester of enrollment
• Name of the Alternatives requirement you would like to fulfill 
• Syllabus and/or course description from the institution's official course catalog