Diablo Valley College to SDSU
Psychology Transfer Plan
Diablo Valley College (DVC) has ASSIST matches for five of SDSU's seven Psychology prep requirements, including statistics and biology. The one-unit career course and cognitive psychology, PSY 211, have no DVC match, and SDSU wants all catalog prep finished by the end of spring 2027.
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Diablo Valley College
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San Diego State University
PsychologyMajor Requirements
Psychology Major Preparation
Courses at Diablo Valley College that satisfy San Diego State University's Psychology major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.
| Course at Diablo Valley College | Satisfies at SDSU | Units |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC C1000 — Introduction to Psychology | PSY 101 — Introductory Psychology | 3 |
| No DVC match | PSY 201 — Academic and Career Opportunities in Psychology | — |
| No DVC match | PSY 211 — Introduction to Cognitive Psychology | — |
| PSYC 200 — Life Span Development | PSY 230 — Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 130 — Introduction to Biological Psychology | PSY 260 — Introduction to Physiological Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 214 — Introduction to Statistics for Psychology | PSY 280 — Statistical Methods in Psychology | 4 |
| BIOSC 101 — Fundamentals of Biological Science | BIOL 100 — General Biology (choose 1) | 3 |
Courses with no equivalent must be taken at San Diego State University after transfer. Factor this into your first-year course plan.
General Education
Foundation GE at Diablo Valley College
Complete these five courses at Diablo Valley College to start your SDSU GE pattern. Finishing full IGETC/Cal-GETC at the CC is ideal — these five give you the broadest head start, and CCN-tagged courses stay portable if you switch community colleges.
ANTHR 115
Primate Evolution and Adaptation
CHEM 107
Integrated Inorganic, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
HIST 120
History of the United States before 1865
ENGL C1000
Academic Reading and Writing
ENGL C1001
Critical Thinking and Writing
| Area | Course at Diablo Valley College | Units |
|---|---|---|
Life Science | ANTHR 115 — Primate Evolution and Adaptation | 3 |
Physical Science | CHEM 107 — Integrated Inorganic, Organic, and Biological Chemistry | 5 |
Humanities | HIST 120 — History of the United States before 1865 | 3 |
English CompositionCCN | ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
Critical ThinkingCCN | ENGL C1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
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PSYC 214 covers stats directly here
DVC's PSYC 214 counts straight toward PSY 280, so you can skip the fallback SDSU's notes allow: a college statistics class plus PSY 281 taken at SDSU.
Start with PSYC C1000, then PSYC 130
PSYC 130 requires PSYC C1000 first. Put PSYC C1000 in an early semester so PSYC 130, your match for PSY 260, is open to you the next term.
BIOSC 101 clears the biology pick
SDSU asks for one of BIOL 100 or BIOL 203. DVC's BIOSC 101 satisfies BIOL 100, so that requirement is done without adding an extra semester for it later at SDSU.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Does DVC psychology transfer to SDSU?
Most of it does. PSYC C1000, PSYC 200, PSYC 130 and PSYC 214 map to PSY 101, PSY 230, PSY 260 and PSY 280, and BIOSC 101 covers the biology pick. That's five of seven requirements from DVC alone.
What's missing from DVC's psychology prep for SDSU?
PSY 201, the one-unit career course, and PSY 211 (cognitive psychology) have no DVC match on ASSIST. Both still fall under SDSU's deadline: all catalog prep done by the end of spring 2027, since summer 2027 courses don't count.
Is DVC in San Diego State's local admission area?
No. SDSU's local priority area covers San Diego and Imperial Valley colleges like Grossmont and Southwestern. DVC students compete without that edge, so a GPA above the major minimum is what earns priority instead.
What GPA does SDSU want from a DVC transfer for psychology?
The fall 2027 floor for the Psychology B.A. is 2.50. SDSU is impacted across every major, and all catalog prep needs to be wrapped up by the end of spring 2027, since summer 2027 courses don't count.
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Related Transfer Plans
Diablo Valley College students heading to San Diego State University for the Psychology B.A. can knock out five of seven prep requirements without leaving DVC: PSYC C1000, PSYC 200, PSYC 130, PSYC 214 and BIOSC 101 cover PSY 101, PSY 230, PSY 260, PSY 280 and the biology pick. Only the career course and PSY 211 have no DVC match, and SDSU wants all prep done by spring 2027. Transfermatic lines these DVC courses up against that deadline.
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