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COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Barstow Community College → UC Merced

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. major from Barstow Community College — i.e. exactly which Barstow Community College courses satisfy each UC Merced major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Transfer admit rate
72%
Admitted / applied
33 / 46
Admit GPA range
3.23 - 3.60
Requirements
15

Required courses (Barstow Community College → UC Merced)

PSY 010
5 UC units
Analysis of Psychological Data
Take at Barstow Community College: STAT C1000
MATH 005
4 UC units
Preparatory Calculus
Take at Barstow Community College: MATH 3 or MATH 1
MATH 021
4 UC units
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Barstow Community College: MATH 4A
ECON 010
4 UC units
Statistical Inference
Take at Barstow Community College: STAT C1000
WRI 001
4 UC units
Academic Writing
Take at Barstow Community College: ENGL C1000
WRI 010
4 UC units
College Reading and Composition
Take at Barstow Community College: PHIL 1C or ENGL 1B or ENGL C1001
SOC 001
4 UC units
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Barstow Community College: SOCI 1
ECON 001
4 UC units
Introduction to Economics
Take at Barstow Community College: ECON 2 or ECON 1
POLI 001
4 UC units
Introduction to American Politics
Take at Barstow Community College: POLS C1000
PSY 001
4 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Barstow Community College: PSYC C1000
PHIL 001
4 UC units
Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Barstow Community College: PHIL 7 or PHIL 1 or PHIL 8
ANTH 001
4 UC units
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
Take at Barstow Community College: ANTH 1
CSE 015
4 UC units
Discrete Mathematics
Take at Barstow Community College: CSIS 18
CSE 019
4 UC units
Introduction to Computing
Take at Barstow Community College: CSIS 33
CSE 005
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Applications
Take at Barstow Community College: CBIS 13

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. from Barstow Community College to other UCs

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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.