COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Orange Coast College → UC Merced
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. major from Orange Coast College — i.e. exactly which Orange Coast 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 (Orange Coast College → UC Merced)
Analysis of Psychological Data
Take at Orange Coast College: STAT C1000 or PSYC A160
Preparatory Calculus
Take at Orange Coast College: MATH A170
Calculus I
Take at Orange Coast College: MATH A182H
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Orange Coast College: MATH A180 or MATH A180H
Data Science for Life Sciences
Take at Orange Coast College: PSYC A160 or STAT C1000
Statistical Inference
Take at Orange Coast College: STAT C1000
Academic Writing
Take at Orange Coast College: ESL A100 or ENGL C1000
College Reading and Composition
Take at Orange Coast College: ENGL A109 or ENGL C1001 or ENGL A101H or ENGL C1001H or ENGL A101 or PHIL A150
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Orange Coast College: SOC A100 or SOC A100H
Introduction to Economics
Take at Orange Coast College: ECON A170 or ECON A175
Introduction to American Politics
Take at Orange Coast College: POLS C1000 or POLS C1000H
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Orange Coast College: PSYC C1000H or PSYC C1000
Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Orange Coast College: PHIL A165 or PHIL A115 or RLST A115 or PHIL A125 or PHIL A118 or PHIL A100 or PHIL A185
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Orange Coast College: ANTH A185
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
Take at Orange Coast College: ANTH A100H or ANTH A100
Introduction to Logic
Take at Orange Coast College: PHIL A220 or MATH A220
Discrete Mathematics
Take at Orange Coast College: CS A257 or CS A262
Introduction to Computing
Take at Orange Coast College: CS A140 or CS A150 or CS A131 or CS A170
Introduction to Computing with Python
Take at Orange Coast College: CS A131
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.