Cognitive Science Transfer Requirements: Irvine Valley College → UCLA
The official course articulation for transferring into UCLA’s Cognitive Science (B.S.) major from Irvine Valley College — i.e. exactly which Irvine Valley College courses satisfy each UCLA major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
79 / 306
Admit GPA range
3.82 - 3.95
Required courses (Irvine Valley College → UCLA)
Calculus for Life Sciences Students
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 11
Differential and Integral Calculus
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3A or MATH 3AH
Integration and Infinite Series
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3B or MATH 3BH
Introductory Psychology
Take at Irvine Valley College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 80 or BIO 81H or BIO 80H or BIO 81 or BIO 16 or BIO 1 or BIO 1H
Life: Concepts and Issues
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 1H or BIO 1
Introduction to Human Physiology
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 12
Chemical Structure
Take at Irvine Valley College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1AH
Physics
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 20 or PHYS 2A
Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Mechanics and Energy
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 4A
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
Take at Irvine Valley College: PHYS 4A
Introduction to Programming
Take at Irvine Valley College: CS 37
Principles of Java Language with Applications
Take at Irvine Valley College: CS 38
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.