COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.S. Transfer Requirements: El Camino College → UC Merced
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.S. major from El Camino College — i.e. exactly which El Camino 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 (El Camino College → UC Merced)
Analysis of Psychological Data
Take at El Camino College: PSYC 109A or SOCI 109A or STAT C1000
Preparatory Calculus
Take at El Camino College: MATH 180
Calculus I
No El Camino College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at El Camino College: MATH 190
Data Science for Life Sciences
Take at El Camino College: STAT C1000
Statistical Inference
Take at El Camino College: STAT C1000 or BUS 116
Academic Writing
Take at El Camino College: ENGL C1000H or ENGL C1000
College Reading and Composition
Take at El Camino College: ENGL 1B or PHIL 105 or PSYC 103H or PHIL 105H or ENGL C1001 or PSYC 103 or ENGL C1001H
Introduction to Computing
Take at El Camino College: CSCI 1 or CSCI 14 or CSCI 3
Discrete Mathematics
Take at El Camino College: MATH 210
Calculus II for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at El Camino College: MATH 191
Introduction to Logic
Take at El Camino College: PHIL 106
Introduction to Sociology
Take at El Camino College: SOCI 101
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at El Camino College: ANTH 1
Introduction to American Politics
Take at El Camino College: POLS C1000
Introduction to Philosophy
Take at El Camino College: PHIL 112 or PHIL 113 or PHIL 111 or PHIL 107 or PHIL 101
Introduction to Psychology
Take at El Camino College: PSYC C1000H or PSYC C1000
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
Take at El Camino College: ANTH 2
Introduction to Language and Linguistics
Take at El Camino College: LING 1B or LING 1A
Introduction to Economics
Take at El Camino College: ECON 102 or ECON 101 or ECON 101H
Introduction to Molecular Biology
Take at El Camino College: BIOL 130
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.