Cognitive Science B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Cognitive Science B.S. major from Santa Monica College — i.e. exactly which Santa Monica College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Santa Monica College → UC Davis)
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Santa Monica College: PSYCH 7
Introduction to Symbolic Logic
Take at Santa Monica College: PHILOS 9
Linear Algebra
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 13
General Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 8 or PHYSCS 9 or PHYSCS 7 or PHYSCS 6
General Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 7 or PHYSCS 6 or PHYSCS 8 or PHYSCS 9
General Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 6 or PHYSCS 7 or PHYSCS 8 or PHYSCS 9
Classical Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 23
Classical Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 21
Classical Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 22
Calculus
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 11
Calculus
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8
Calculus
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 7
Introduction to Linguistics
Take at Santa Monica College: LING 1
General Psychology
Take at Santa Monica College: PSYC C1000
Discrete Mathematics For Computer Science
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 10
Elementary Statistics
Take at Santa Monica College: STAT C1000
Data Structures, Algorithms, & Programming
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 20A
Software Development in UNIX & C++
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Programming
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 55 or CS 15 or CS 87A or CS 50
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.