COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. Transfer Requirements: East Los Angeles College → UC Merced
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. major from East Los Angeles College — i.e. exactly which East Los Angeles College courses satisfy each UC Merced major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
33 / 46
Admit GPA range
3.23 - 3.60
Required courses (East Los Angeles College → UC Merced)
Analysis of Psychological Data
Take at East Los Angeles College: STAT C1000 or PSYCH 091 or STAT C1000E
Preparatory Calculus
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 260S or MATH 241 or MATH 260 or MATH 241S
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 261
Data Science for Life Sciences
Take at East Los Angeles College: STAT C1000
Statistical Inference
Take at East Los Angeles College: STAT C1000E or ECON 020 or BUS 015 or STAT C1000
Academic Writing
Take at East Los Angeles College: ENGL C1000
College Reading and Composition
Take at East Los Angeles College: ENGL C1001 or ENGLISH 102
Introduction to Sociology
Take at East Los Angeles College: SOC 001
Introduction to Economics
Take at East Los Angeles College: ECON 001 or ECON 002
Introduction to American Politics
Take at East Los Angeles College: POLS C1000
Introduction to Psychology
Take at East Los Angeles College: PSYCH 002 or PSYC C1000
Introduction to Philosophy
Take at East Los Angeles College: PHILOS 044 or PHILOS 013 or PHILOS 001 or PHILOS 012 or PHILOS 031 or PHILOS 014
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at East Los Angeles College: ANTHRO 101
Introduction to Language and Linguistics
Take at East Los Angeles College: LING 001
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
Take at East Los Angeles College: ANTHRO 102
Introduction to Logic
Take at East Los Angeles College: PHILOS 008
Discrete Mathematics
Take at East Los Angeles College: CS 131 or MATH 272
Introduction to Computing
Take at East Los Angeles College: CS 113 or CS 119 or MATH 173 or CS 116
Introduction to Computer Applications
Take at East Los Angeles College: CIS 101
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.