COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Modesto Junior College → UC Merced
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. major from Modesto Junior College — i.e. exactly which Modesto Junior College courses satisfy each UC Merced major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
33 / 46
Admit GPA range
3.23 - 3.60
Required courses (Modesto Junior College → UC Merced)
Analysis of Psychological Data
Take at Modesto Junior College: PSYCH 121 or STAT C1000
Preparatory Calculus
Take at Modesto Junior College: MATH 166
Calculus I
No Modesto Junior College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Modesto Junior College: MATH 171
Data Science for Life Sciences
Take at Modesto Junior College: STAT C1000 or PSYCH 121
Statistical Inference
Take at Modesto Junior College: STAT C1000 or BUSAD 228 or MATH 128
Academic Writing
Take at Modesto Junior College: ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or ELIC 100
College Reading and Composition
Take at Modesto Junior College: PHILO 105 or ENGL C1001 or COMM 104 or PHILO 107 or ENGL 102
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Modesto Junior College: SOCIO 101
Introduction to Economics
Take at Modesto Junior College: ECON 102 or ECON 101
Introduction to American Politics
Take at Modesto Junior College: POLS C1000
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Modesto Junior College: PSYC C1000
Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Modesto Junior College: PHILO 140 or PHILO 113 or PHILO 115 or PHILO 123 or PHILO 107 or PHILO 120 or PHILO 121 or PHILO 101
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Modesto Junior College: ANTHR 101 or ANTHR 110
Introduction to Language and Linguistics
Take at Modesto Junior College: ANTHR 104
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
Take at Modesto Junior College: ANTHR 102
Introduction to Logic
Take at Modesto Junior College: PHILO 103 or CSCI 203
Discrete Mathematics
Take at Modesto Junior College: CSCI 204
Introduction to Computing
Take at Modesto Junior College: CSCI 271
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.