COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Riverside City College → UC Merced
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.S. major from Riverside City College — i.e. exactly which Riverside City 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 (Riverside City College → UC Merced)
Analysis of Psychological Data
Take at Riverside City College: STAT C1000 or PSYC 48 or SOC 48
Preparatory Calculus
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 10
Calculus I
No Riverside City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 1AH or MAT 1A
Data Science for Life Sciences
Take at Riverside City College: PSYC 48 or SOC 48 or STAT C1000
Statistical Inference
Take at Riverside City College: STAT C1000H or STAT C1000
Academic Writing
Take at Riverside City College: ENGL C1000H or ENGL C1000
College Reading and Composition
Take at Riverside City College: ENGL 1B or ENGL 1BH
Introduction to Computing
Take at Riverside City College: CIS 5 or CSC 5 or CIS 17A or CSC 17A or CIS 30A or CIS 18A or CSC 18A or CIS 18B or CSC 18B
Discrete Mathematics
Take at Riverside City College: CIS 7 or CSC 7
Calculus II for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Riverside City College: MAT 1B
Introduction to Logic
Take at Riverside City College: PHI 32
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Riverside City College: SOC 1 or SOC 1H
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Riverside City College: ANT 1
Introduction to American Politics
Take at Riverside City College: POLS C1000H or POLS C1000
Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Riverside City College: PHI 10 or PHI 35 or HUM 35 or PHI 10H or PHI 14 or ETS 13 or PHI 13
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Riverside City College: PSYC C1000
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
Take at Riverside City College: ANT 2
Introduction to Economics
Take at Riverside City College: ECO 7H or ECO 8 or ECO 7
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.