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PHILOSOPHY, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UC Merced

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

Required courses (Santa Monica College → UC Merced)

PHIL 004
4 UC units
Critical Reasoning
Take at Santa Monica College: PHILOS 7
PHIL 005
4 UC units
Introduction to Logic
Take at Santa Monica College: PHILOS 9
PHIL 002
4 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHILOS 2
PHIL 003
4 UC units
Contemporary Moral Problems
Take at Santa Monica College: PHILOS 10 or PHILOS 20 or ENVRN 20 or PHILOS 5
WRI 001
4 UC units
Academic Writing
Take at Santa Monica College: ENGL C1000 or ENGL 1D
WRI 010
4 UC units
College Reading and Composition
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 47 or ENGL C1001 or ENGL 31
PHIL 001
4 UC units
Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Santa Monica College: PHILOS 11 or PHILOS 3 or PHILOS 24 or PHILOS 1 or PHILOS 23 or PHILOS 4 or PHILOS 52 or POL SC 52 or PHILOS 6 or POL SC 51 or PHILOS 51

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.