COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Las Positas College → UC Merced
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. major from Las Positas College — i.e. exactly which Las Positas 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 (Las Positas College → UC Merced)
Analysis of Psychological Data
Take at Las Positas College: STAT C1000
Preparatory Calculus
Take at Las Positas College: MATH 30 or MATH 39
Calculus I
Take at Las Positas College: MATH 1
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Las Positas College: MATH 1
Data Science for Life Sciences
Take at Las Positas College: STAT C1000
Statistical Inference
Take at Las Positas College: STAT C1000
Academic Writing
Take at Las Positas College: ENGL C1000
College Reading and Composition
Take at Las Positas College: ENG 4 or PHIL 8 or ENGL C1001 or THEA 53
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Las Positas College: SOC 1
Introduction to Economics
Take at Las Positas College: ECON 1 or ECON 2
Introduction to American Politics
Take at Las Positas College: POLS C1000
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Las Positas College: PSYC C1000
Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Las Positas College: PHIL 3 or PHIL 1 or PHIL 5 or PHIL 4
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Las Positas College: ANTR 1
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
Take at Las Positas College: ANTR 3
Discrete Mathematics
Take at Las Positas College: CS 17 or MATH 10
Introduction to Computing
Take at Las Positas College: CS 1
Introduction to Computer Applications
Take at Las Positas College: CIS 50
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.