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Cognitive Science B.S. Transfer Requirements: Merritt College → UC Davis

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Cognitive Science B.S. major from Merritt College — i.e. exactly which Merritt College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Merritt College → UC Davis)

PSC 041
4 UC units
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Merritt College: PSYCH 28
MAT 022A
3 UC units
Linear Algebra
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3E
BIS 002A
5 UC units
Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth
Take at Merritt College: BIOL 1A
BIS 002B
5 UC units
Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology & Evolution
Take at Merritt College: BIOL 1B
BIS 002C
5 UC units
Introduction to Biology: Biodiversity & the Tree of Life
No Merritt College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PHY 007A
4 UC units
General Physics
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 2B or PHYS 2A
PHY 007B
4 UC units
General Physics
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 2A or PHYS 2B
PHY 007C
4 UC units
General Physics
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 2B or PHYS 2A
PHY 009B
5 UC units
Classical Physics
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 4B or PHYS 4C or PHYS 4A
PHY 009A
5 UC units
Classical Physics
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 4C or PHYS 4B or PHYS 4A
PHY 009C
5 UC units
Classical Physics
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 4B or PHYS 4C or PHYS 4A
MAT 021C
4 UC units
Calculus
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3C or MATH 3B
MAT 021B
4 UC units
Calculus
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3B
MAT 021A
4 UC units
Calculus
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3B or MATH 3A
PSC 001
4 UC units
General Psychology
Take at Merritt College: PSYC C1000
ECS 020
4 UC units
Discrete Mathematics For Computer Science
Take at Merritt College: CIS 11
STA 013
4 UC units
Elementary Statistics
Take at Merritt College: STAT C1000
ECS 036B
4 UC units
Software Development & Object-Oriented Programming in C++
Take at Merritt College: CIS 33
ECS 034
4 UC units
Software Development in UNIX & C++
No Merritt College equivalent — complete after transfer.
ECS 032A
4 UC units
Introduction to Programming
Take at Merritt College: CIS 7 or CIS 6

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.