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COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Sacramento City College → UC Merced

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. major from Sacramento City College — i.e. exactly which Sacramento City College courses satisfy each UC Merced major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Transfer admit rate
72%
Admitted / applied
33 / 46
Admit GPA range
3.23 - 3.60
Requirements
16

Required courses (Sacramento City College → UC Merced)

PSY 010
5 UC units
Analysis of Psychological Data
Take at Sacramento City College: PSYC 330 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H
MATH 005
4 UC units
Preparatory Calculus
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 373 or MATH 372
MATH 011
4 UC units
Calculus I
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 355
MATH 021
4 UC units
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Sacramento City College: MATH 400
BIO 018
4 UC units
Data Science for Life Sciences
Take at Sacramento City College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H
ECON 010
4 UC units
Statistical Inference
Take at Sacramento City College: STAT C1000 or ECON 310
WRI 001
4 UC units
Academic Writing
Take at Sacramento City College: ENGL C1000 or ESLW 340 or ENGWR 488
WRI 010
4 UC units
College Reading and Composition
Take at Sacramento City College: ENGL C1001 or ENGWR 301 or ENGWR 303 or COMM 316 or SOC 305 or ENGL C1001H
SOC 001
4 UC units
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Sacramento City College: SOC 300
ECON 001
4 UC units
Introduction to Economics
Take at Sacramento City College: ECON 302 or ECON 304
POLI 001
4 UC units
Introduction to American Politics
Take at Sacramento City College: POLS C1000H or POLS C1000
PSY 001
4 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Sacramento City College: PSYC 480 or PSYC C1000
PHIL 001
4 UC units
Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Sacramento City College: PHIL 338 or PHIL 481 or PHIL 300 or PHIL 480 or PHIL 331 or PHIL 330
ANTH 005
4 UC units
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Sacramento City College: ANTH 300 or ANTH 480
ANTH 001
4 UC units
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
Take at Sacramento City College: ANTH 481 or ANTH 310
CSE 019
4 UC units
Introduction to Computing
Take at Sacramento City College: CISP 360

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.