Cognitive Science Transfer Requirements: El Camino College → UCLA
The official course articulation for transferring into UCLA’s Cognitive Science (B.S.) major from El Camino College — i.e. exactly which El Camino College courses satisfy each UCLA major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
79 / 306
Admit GPA range
3.82 - 3.95
Required courses (El Camino College → UCLA)
Calculus for Life Sciences Students
Take at El Camino College: MATH 165
Calculus for Life Sciences Students
No El Camino College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Ordinary Differential Equations with Linear Algebra for Life Sciences Students
No El Camino College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Differential and Integral Calculus
Take at El Camino College: MATH 190
Integration and Infinite Series
Take at El Camino College: MATH 191
Introductory Psychology
Take at El Camino College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at El Camino College: BIOL 110H or BIOL 110
Life: Concepts and Issues
Take at El Camino College: BIOL 10 or BIOL 10H
Introduction to Human Physiology
Take at El Camino College: PHYO 31 or APHY 34B or APHY 34A
Logic, First Course
Take at El Camino College: PHIL 106
Chemical Structure
Take at El Camino College: CHEM 1A
Physics
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 2A or PHYS 11
Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Mechanics and Energy
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 3A
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
Take at El Camino College: PHYS 1A
Introduction to Study of Language
No El Camino College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Linguistics Analysis
Take at El Camino College: LING 1A or LING 1B
Introduction to Programming
Take at El Camino College: CSCI 1
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.