Cognitive Science B.S. Transfer Requirements: De Anza College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Cognitive Science B.S. major from De Anza College — i.e. exactly which De Anza College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (De Anza College → UC Davis)
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at De Anza College: PSYC 2
Introduction to Symbolic Logic
Take at De Anza College: PHIL 7 or PHIL 7H
Linear Algebra
Take at De Anza College: MATH 2BH or MATH 2B
Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth
Take at De Anza College: BIOL 6B
Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology & Evolution
Take at De Anza College: BIOL 6C or BIOL 6CH
Introduction to Biology: Biodiversity & the Tree of Life
Take at De Anza College: BIOL 6AH or BIOL 6A
General Physics
Take at De Anza College: PHYS 2B or PHYS 2C
General Physics
Take at De Anza College: PHYS 2C or PHYS 2B
General Physics
Take at De Anza College: PHYS 2B or PHYS 2C
Classical Physics
Take at De Anza College: PHYS 4C
Classical Physics
Take at De Anza College: PHYS 4A
Classical Physics
Take at De Anza College: PHYS 4B
Calculus
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1B or MATH 1BH
Calculus
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1A or MATH 1AH
Introduction to Linguistics
Take at De Anza College: LING 1
General Psychology
Take at De Anza College: PSYC C1000
Discrete Mathematics For Computer Science
Take at De Anza College: MATH 22 or MATH 22H
Elementary Statistics
Take at De Anza College: MATH 17 or SOC 15 or PSYC 15 or STAT C1000H or STAT C1000 or POLI 20
Programming & Problem Solving
Take at De Anza College: CIS 26B or CIS 26A or CIS 22B or CIS 35A or CIS 27 or CIS 36A or CIS 22A or CIS 22BH
Software Development & Object-Oriented Programming in C++
Take at De Anza College: CIS 22BH or CIS 36B or CIS 35A or CIS 22B or CIS 29
Data Structures, Algorithms, & Programming
Take at De Anza College: CIS 22CH or CIS 22C
Introduction to Data Structures
Take at De Anza College: CIS 22CH or CIS 22C
Software Development in UNIX & C++
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Programming
Take at De Anza College: CIS 41A or CIS 36A
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.