Cognitive Science B.S. Transfer Requirements: Laney College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Cognitive Science B.S. major from Laney College — i.e. exactly which Laney College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Laney College → UC Davis)
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Laney College: PSYCH 28
Introduction to Symbolic Logic
No Laney College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Linear Algebra
Take at Laney College: MATH 3E
Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth
Take at Laney College: BIOL 1A
Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology & Evolution
Take at Laney College: BIOL 1A or BIOL 1B
Introduction to Biology: Biodiversity & the Tree of Life
Take at Laney College: BIOL 1B
General Physics
Take at Laney College: PHYS 3B or PHYS 3A
General Physics
Take at Laney College: PHYS 3B or PHYS 3A
General Physics
Take at Laney College: PHYS 3B or PHYS 3A
Classical Physics
Take at Laney College: PHYS 4C or PHYS 4B or PHYS 4A
Classical Physics
Take at Laney College: PHYS 4A or PHYS 4B or PHYS 4C
Classical Physics
Take at Laney College: PHYS 4B or PHYS 4A or PHYS 4C
Calculus
No Laney College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus
Take at Laney College: MATH 3B
Calculus
Take at Laney College: MATH 3A
General Psychology
Take at Laney College: PSYC C1000
Discrete Mathematics For Computer Science
Take at Laney College: MATH 11
Elementary Statistics
Take at Laney College: STAT C1000
Programming & Problem Solving
Take at Laney College: CIS 25
Software Development & Object-Oriented Programming in C++
Take at Laney College: CIS 36A or CIS 25
Software Development in UNIX & C++
No Laney College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Programming
Take at Laney College: CIS 6 or CIS 61
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.