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Cognitive Science B.S. Transfer Requirements: College of the Desert → UC Santa Cruz

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Cognitive Science B.S. major from College of the Desert — i.e. exactly which College of the Desert courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (College of the Desert → UC Santa Cruz)

AM 11A
5 UC units
Mathematical Methods for Economists I
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 9
MATH 19A
5 UC units
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 1A
MATH 11A
5 UC units
Calculus with Applications
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 1A
PSYC 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychological Statistics
Take at College of the Desert: SOC 3 or STAT C1000
STAT 5
5 UC units
Statistics
Take at College of the Desert: STAT C1000
STAT 7
5 UC units
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at College of the Desert: STAT C1000
STAT 7L
2 UC units
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No College of the Desert equivalent — complete after transfer.
CSE 20
5 UC units
Beginning Programming in Python
Take at College of the Desert: CIS 87
CSE 30
7 UC units
Programming Abstractions: Python
Take at College of the Desert: CS 9

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Cognitive Science B.S. from College of the Desert to other UCs

Cognitive Science B.S. to UC Santa Cruz from other colleges

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.