COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Saddleback College → UC Merced
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. major from Saddleback College — i.e. exactly which Saddleback 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 (Saddleback College → UC Merced)
Analysis of Psychological Data
Take at Saddleback College: PSYC 44
Preparatory Calculus
Take at Saddleback College: MATH 2
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Saddleback College: MATH 3A or MATH 3AH
Data Science for Life Sciences
Take at Saddleback College: STAT C1000 or PSYC 44
Statistical Inference
Take at Saddleback College: STAT C1000 or BUS 10
Academic Writing
Take at Saddleback College: ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H
College Reading and Composition
Take at Saddleback College: ENGL C1001H or ENGL C1001 or ENG 70
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Saddleback College: SOC 1 or SOC 1H
Introduction to Economics
Take at Saddleback College: ECON 2H or ECON 4H or ECON 2 or ECON 4
Introduction to American Politics
Take at Saddleback College: POLS C1000H or POLS C1000
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Saddleback College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Saddleback College: PHIL 1H or PHIL 14 or PHIL 1 or PHIL 5
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Saddleback College: ANTH 1H or ANTH 1
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
Take at Saddleback College: ANTH 2 or ANTH 2H
Introduction to Logic
Take at Saddleback College: PHIL 12
Discrete Mathematics
Take at Saddleback College: CS 30B or MATH 30B or CS 30A or MATH 30A
Introduction to Computing
Take at Saddleback College: CS 4A or CS 1A or CS 1C or CS 1B
Introduction to Computing with Python
Take at Saddleback College: CIMP 8A
Introduction to Computer Applications
Take at Saddleback College: CIM 1
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.