Cognitive Science B.S. Transfer Requirements: Irvine Valley College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Cognitive Science B.S. major from Irvine Valley College — i.e. exactly which Irvine Valley College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Irvine Valley College → UC Davis)
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Irvine Valley College: PSYC 2
Introduction to Symbolic Logic
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Linear Algebra
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 26
Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 81 or BIO 16 or BIO 81H
General Physics
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 2A or PHYS 2B
General Physics
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 2A or PHYS 2B
General Physics
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 2A or PHYS 2B
Classical Physics
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 4C
Classical Physics
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 4A
Classical Physics
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 4B
General Psychology
Take at Irvine Valley College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Discrete Mathematics For Computer Science
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 6A or CS 6A
Elementary Statistics
Take at Irvine Valley College: MGT 10 or ECON 10 or PSYC 10 or MGT 10H or ECON 10H or STAT C1000 or PSYC 10H or HLTH 10
Programming & Problem Solving
Take at Irvine Valley College: CS 36 or CS 38
Software Development & Object-Oriented Programming in C++
Take at Irvine Valley College: CS 37
Data Structures, Algorithms, & Programming
Take at Irvine Valley College: CS 41
Software Development in UNIX & C++
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Programming
Take at Irvine Valley College: CS 10
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.