COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Imperial Valley College → UC Merced
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. major from Imperial Valley College — i.e. exactly which Imperial Valley 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 (Imperial Valley College → UC Merced)
Analysis of Psychological Data
Take at Imperial Valley College: STAT C1000 or PSY 214
Preparatory Calculus
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 190
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 192
Data Science for Life Sciences
Take at Imperial Valley College: STAT C1000
Statistical Inference
Take at Imperial Valley College: STAT C1000
Academic Writing
Take at Imperial Valley College: ENGL 105 or ENGL C1000
College Reading and Composition
Take at Imperial Valley College: ENGL 102 or ENGL C1001 or ENGL 204
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Imperial Valley College: SOC 101
Introduction to Economics
Take at Imperial Valley College: ECON 101 or ECON 102
Introduction to American Politics
Take at Imperial Valley College: POLS C1000
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Imperial Valley College: PSYC C1000
Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHIL 100
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Imperial Valley College: ANTH 100
Introduction to Language and Linguistics
Take at Imperial Valley College: ENGL 270
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
Take at Imperial Valley College: ANTH 102
Discrete Mathematics
Take at Imperial Valley College: MATH 240 or CS 240
Introduction to Computing
Take at Imperial Valley College: CS 221 or CIS 210 or CIS 202
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.