Cognitive Science B.S. Transfer Requirements: Irvine Valley College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Cognitive Science B.S. major from Irvine Valley College — i.e. exactly which Irvine Valley College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Irvine Valley College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cognition: Fundamental Theories
Take at Irvine Valley College: PSYC 9
Mathematical Methods for Economists I
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 11
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3A or MATH 3AH
Calculus with Applications
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3A or MATH 3AH
Introduction to Psychological Statistics
Take at Irvine Valley College: PSYC 10H or PSYC 10 or STAT C1000
Statistics
Take at Irvine Valley College: STAT C1000 or BIO 7 or ECON 10 or MGT 10 or ECON 10H or MGT 10H or PSYC 10 or PSYC 10H or HLTH 10
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at Irvine Valley College: PSYC 10 or PSYC 10H or ECON 10 or MGT 10 or ECON 10H or MGT 10H or STAT C1000 or HLTH 10
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Computer Systems and C Programming
Take at Irvine Valley College: CS 37
Beginning Programming in Python
Take at Irvine Valley College: CS 10
Programming Abstractions: Python
Take at Irvine Valley College: CS 41
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.