Psychology B.S. Transfer Requirements: Merritt College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Psychology 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)
Calculus
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3B
Calculus
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3B or MATH 3A
Elementary Statistics
Take at Merritt College: STAT C1000
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Merritt College: PSYCH 28
General Psychology
Take at Merritt College: PSYC C1000
General Physics
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 2B or PHYS 2A
General Physics
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 2A or PHYS 2B
Topics in Physics for Nonscientists
Take at Merritt College: PHYS 10
Introduction to Biology: Biodiversity & the Tree of Life
No Merritt College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth
Take at Merritt College: BIOL 1A
Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology & Evolution
Take at Merritt College: BIOL 1B
Introduction to Programming
Take at Merritt College: CIS 7 or CIS 6
Everyday Biology
Take at Merritt College: BIOL 10 or BIOL 29
Human Evolutionary Biology
Take at Merritt College: ANTHR 1
Elementary Human Physiology
Take at Merritt College: BIOL 4 or BIOL 20A or BIOL 20B
Calculus
Take at Merritt College: MATH 3C or MATH 3B
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.