Cognitive Science B.S. Transfer Requirements: College of San Mateo → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Cognitive Science B.S. major from College of San Mateo — i.e. exactly which College of San Mateo courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (College of San Mateo → UC Davis)
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at College of San Mateo: PSYC 105 or PSYC 120
Introduction to Symbolic Logic
Take at College of San Mateo: PHIL 200
Linear Algebra
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 270
Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth
Take at College of San Mateo: BIOL 230
General Physics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 220 or PHYS 211 or PHYS 210 or PHYS 221
General Physics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 210 or PHYS 220 or PHYS 211 or PHYS 221
General Physics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 210 or PHYS 221 or PHYS 211 or PHYS 220
Classical Physics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 260 or PHYS 270 or PHYS 250
Classical Physics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 250 or PHYS 260 or PHYS 270
Classical Physics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHYS 270 or PHYS 250 or PHYS 260
Calculus
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 251 or MATH 252
Calculus
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 251
General Psychology
Take at College of San Mateo: PSYC C1000
Discrete Mathematics For Computer Science
Take at College of San Mateo: MATH 268 or CIS 262
Elementary Statistics
Take at College of San Mateo: PSYC 121 or STAT C1000 or BUS. 123
Software Development & Object-Oriented Programming in C++
Take at College of San Mateo: CIS 278
Data Structures, Algorithms, & Programming
Take at College of San Mateo: CIS 256 or CIS 279
Software Development in UNIX & C++
No College of San Mateo equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Programming
Take at College of San Mateo: CIS 254
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.