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PHILOSOPHY, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Los Angeles Pierce College → UC Merced

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s PHILOSOPHY, B.A. major from Los Angeles Pierce College — i.e. exactly which Los Angeles Pierce College courses satisfy each UC Merced major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Los Angeles Pierce College → UC Merced)

PHIL 004
4 UC units
Critical Reasoning
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHILOS 006 or PHILOS 005
PHIL 005
4 UC units
Introduction to Logic
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHILOS 009
PHIL 002
4 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHILOS 020
PHIL 003
4 UC units
Contemporary Moral Problems
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHILOS 028 or PHILOS 019
PHIL 009
4 UC units
Phenomenology and Existentialism
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHILOS 046
WRI 001
4 UC units
Academic Writing
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: ENGL C1000
WRI 010
4 UC units
College Reading and Composition
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: ENGLISH 102 or ENGL C1001 or PHILOS 005
PHIL 001
4 UC units
Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHILOS 001 or PHILOS 015 or PHILOS 040 or PHILOS 037 or PHILOS 041 or PHILOS 002 or PHILOS 030 or PHILOS 042 or PHILOS 014 or PHILOS 012

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.