COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Foothill College → UC Merced
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. major from Foothill College — i.e. exactly which Foothill 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 (Foothill College → UC Merced)
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Foothill College: PSYC C1000
Analysis of Psychological Data
Take at Foothill College: PSYC 7 or SOC 7 or STAT C1000 or MATH 17
Preparatory Calculus
Take at Foothill College: MATH 48C
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1A or MATH 1B or MATH 1BH or MATH 1AH
Data Science for Life Sciences
Take at Foothill College: PSYC 7 or SOC 7 or MATH 17 or STAT C1000
Statistical Inference
Take at Foothill College: STAT C1000
Academic Writing
Take at Foothill College: ESLL 26 or ENGL C1000H or ENGL C1000
College Reading and Composition
Take at Foothill College: ENGL 1B or PHIL 1 or ENGL C1001H or ENGL C1001 or ENGL 1BH
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Foothill College: SOC 1 or SOC 1H
Introduction to Economics
Take at Foothill College: ECON 1B or ECON 1A
Introduction to American Politics
Take at Foothill College: POLS C1000
Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Foothill College: PHIL 20A or PHIL 20B or PHIL 4 or PHIL 11
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Foothill College: ANTH 1 or ANTH 1H
Introduction to Language and Linguistics
Take at Foothill College: ANTH 14
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
Take at Foothill College: ANTH 2A
Introduction to Logic
Take at Foothill College: PHIL 7
Discrete Mathematics
Take at Foothill College: MATH 22 or C S 18
Introduction to Computing
Take at Foothill College: C S 3A or C S 2A or C S 1A
Introduction to Computing with Python
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Computer Applications
Take at Foothill College: BUSI 11
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.