Human Development B.S. Transfer Requirements: Merritt College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Human Development 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)
Introduction to Public Speaking
Take at Merritt College: COMM C1000 or COMM 3
Introduction to Literature
Take at Merritt College: ENGL 1B
Writing Research Papers
Take at Merritt College: ENGL C1001
Introduction to Academic Literacies
Take at Merritt College: ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E
Critical Reasoning
No Merritt College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Merritt College: PSYCH 28
Elementary Statistics
Take at Merritt College: STAT C1000
General Psychology
Take at Merritt College: PSYC C1000
Cultural Anthropology
Take at Merritt College: ANTHR 3
Human Evolutionary Biology
Take at Merritt College: ANTHR 1
Elementary Human Physiology
Take at Merritt College: BIOL 4 or BIOL 20A or BIOL 20B
Everyday Biology
Take at Merritt College: BIOL 10 or BIOL 29
Natural History of Infectious Diseases
Take at Merritt College: BIOL 3
Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth
Take at Merritt College: BIOL 1A
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.