COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Kings River College → UC Merced
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. major from Kings River College — i.e. exactly which Kings River 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 (Kings River College → UC Merced)
Analysis of Psychological Data
Take at Kings River College: STAT 7 or STAT C1000 or PSYC 42
Preparatory Calculus
Take at Kings River College: MATH 4A or MATH 3A
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Kings River College: MATH 5A
Data Science for Life Sciences
Take at Kings River College: STAT C1000 or STAT 7 or PLS 9
Statistical Inference
Take at Kings River College: STAT C1000
Academic Writing
Take at Kings River College: ENGL C1000H or ENGL C1000
College Reading and Composition
Take at Kings River College: ENGL C1001 or ENGL 2 or ENGL 1BH or ENGL 2H or PHIL 2 or ENGL 1B or COMM 25 or ENGL C1001H
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Kings River College: SOC 1A
Introduction to Economics
Take at Kings River College: ECON 1A or ECON 1B
Introduction to American Politics
Take at Kings River College: POLS C1000H or POLS C1000
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Kings River College: PSYC C1000H or PSYC C1000
Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Kings River College: PHIL 1
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Kings River College: ANTHRO 1
Introduction to Language and Linguistics
Take at Kings River College: LING 11 or LING 10
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
Take at Kings River College: ANTHRO 2
Introduction to Logic
Take at Kings River College: PHIL 6
Discrete Mathematics
Take at Kings River College: CSCI 26
Introduction to Computing
Take at Kings River College: CSCI 40
Introduction to Computing with Python
Take at Kings River College: CSCI 58
Introduction to Computer Applications
Take at Kings River College: CSCI 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.