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DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS, Policy Analytics Emphasis, B.A. (Transfer Starting Fall 2026) Transfer Requirements: Merced College → UC Merced

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS, Policy Analytics Emphasis, B.A. (Transfer Starting Fall 2026) major from Merced College — i.e. exactly which Merced College courses satisfy each UC Merced major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Merced College → UC Merced)

MATH 011
4 UC units
Calculus I
Take at Merced College: MATH -03 or MATH -03S
MATH 021
4 UC units
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Merced College: MATH -04AS or MATH -04A
MATH 022
4 UC units
Calculus II for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Merced College: MATH -04B
MATH 005
4 UC units
Preparatory Calculus
Take at Merced College: MATH -02H or MATH -26 or MATH -25 or MATH -02 or MATH -27 or MATH -02S
ECON 010
4 UC units
Statistical Inference
Take at Merced College: STAT C1000E or STAT C1000
ECON 001
4 UC units
Introduction to Economics
Take at Merced College: ECON -02 or ECON -01
POLI 001
4 UC units
Introduction to American Politics
Take at Merced College: POLS C1000
PHIL 002
4 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Merced College: PHIL -02
PHIL 003
4 UC units
Contemporary Moral Problems
Take at Merced College: PHIL -05
WRI 001
4 UC units
Academic Writing
Take at Merced College: ENGL C1000
WRI 010
4 UC units
College Reading and Composition
Take at Merced College: ENGL C1001H or ENGL -01B or ENGL C1001 or PHIL -10 or ENGL -01C

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS, Policy Analytics Emphasis, B.A. (Transfer Starting Fall 2026) to UC Merced from other colleges

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.