COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Irvine Valley College → UC Merced
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.S. major from Irvine Valley College — i.e. exactly which Irvine 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 (Irvine Valley College → UC Merced)
Analysis of Psychological Data
Take at Irvine Valley College: PSYC 10H or PSYC 10 or STAT C1000 or HLTH 10
Preparatory Calculus
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 2
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3A or MATH 3AH
Data Science for Life Sciences
Take at Irvine Valley College: ECON 10H or MGT 10H or PSYC 10H or ECON 10 or MGT 10 or STAT C1000 or HLTH 10 or PSYC 10
Statistical Inference
Take at Irvine Valley College: STAT C1000 or ECON 10 or MGT 10 or ECON 10H or MGT 10H or HLTH 10
Academic Writing
Take at Irvine Valley College: ENGL C1000H or ENGL C1000 or ESL 1
College Reading and Composition
Take at Irvine Valley College: ENGL C1001H or ENGL C1001
Introduction to Computing
Take at Irvine Valley College: CS 36 or CS 10
Discrete Mathematics
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 6A or CS 6A
Calculus II for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3BH or MATH 3B
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Irvine Valley College: SOC 1H or SOC 1
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Irvine Valley College: ANTH 1H or ANTH 1
Introduction to American Politics
Take at Irvine Valley College: POLS C1000H or POLS C1000
Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHIL 10 or PHIL 11 or PHIL 1
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Irvine Valley College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
Take at Irvine Valley College: ANTH 2H or ANTH 2
Introduction to Economics
Take at Irvine Valley College: ECON 2H or ECON 1H or ECON 2 or ECON 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.