Cognitive Science B.S. Transfer Requirements: American River College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Cognitive Science B.S. major from American River College — i.e. exactly which American River College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (American River College → UC Davis)
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at American River College: PSYC 335
Introduction to Symbolic Logic
Take at American River College: PHIL 324 or MATH 320
Linear Algebra
Take at American River College: MATH 410
Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth
Take at American River College: BIOL 400
Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology & Evolution
Take at American River College: BIOL 400 or BIOL 415 or BIOL 420 or BIOL 410
Introduction to Biology: Biodiversity & the Tree of Life
Take at American River College: BIOL 415 or BIOL 420 or BIOL 410
General Physics
Take at American River College: PHYS 350 or PHYS 360
General Physics
Take at American River College: PHYS 350 or PHYS 360
General Physics
Take at American River College: PHYS 350 or PHYS 360
Classical Physics
Take at American River College: PHYS 431
Classical Physics
Take at American River College: PHYS 410
Classical Physics
Take at American River College: PHYS 421
Calculus
Take at American River College: MATH 401 or MATH 402
Calculus
Take at American River College: MATH 401
Calculus
Take at American River College: MATH 400
Calculus for Biology & Medicine
No American River College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus for Biology & Medicine
No American River College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus for Biology & Medicine
Take at American River College: MATH 355
Introduction to Linguistics
Take at American River College: ANTH 341
General Psychology
Take at American River College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Discrete Mathematics For Computer Science
Take at American River College: CISP 440
Elementary Statistics
Take at American River College: STAT C1000H or PSYC 330 or STAT C1000 or ECON 310
Programming & Problem Solving
Take at American River College: CISP 360 or CISP 480
Software Development & Object-Oriented Programming in C++
Take at American River College: CISP 400
Data Structures, Algorithms, & Programming
Take at American River College: CISP 430
Software Development in UNIX & C++
No American River College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Programming
Take at American River College: CISP 300
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.