COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Rio Hondo College → UC Merced
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. major from Rio Hondo College — i.e. exactly which Rio Hondo 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 (Rio Hondo College → UC Merced)
Analysis of Psychological Data
Take at Rio Hondo College: PSY 190 or STAT C1000H or STAT C1000
Preparatory Calculus
Take at Rio Hondo College: MATH 180
Calculus I
No Rio Hondo College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Rio Hondo College: MATH 190 or MATH 190H
Data Science for Life Sciences
Take at Rio Hondo College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H or PSY 190
Statistical Inference
Take at Rio Hondo College: STAT C1000
Academic Writing
Take at Rio Hondo College: ENGL C1000
College Reading and Composition
Take at Rio Hondo College: PHIL 110 or PHIL 110H or ENGL C1001 or ENGL C1001H
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Rio Hondo College: SOC 101H or SOC 101
Introduction to Economics
Take at Rio Hondo College: ECON 101H or ECON 102H or ECON 101 or ECON 102
Introduction to American Politics
Take at Rio Hondo College: POLS C1000 or POLS C1000H
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Rio Hondo College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Rio Hondo College: PHIL 126 or PHIL 124 or PHIL 140 or PHIL 101
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Rio Hondo College: ANTH 101
Introduction to Language and Linguistics
Take at Rio Hondo College: ENGL 127 or ENGL 127H
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
Take at Rio Hondo College: ANTH 102 or ANTH 102H
Introduction to Logic
Take at Rio Hondo College: PHIL 115
Discrete Mathematics
Take at Rio Hondo College: CS 152
Introduction to Computing
Take at Rio Hondo College: CIT 127 or CIT 135 or CIT 125
Introduction to Computer Applications
Take at Rio Hondo College: CIT 101
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.