Cognitive Science Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UCLA
The official course articulation for transferring into UCLA’s Cognitive Science (B.S.) major from Santa Monica College — i.e. exactly which Santa Monica College courses satisfy each UCLA major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
79 / 306
Admit GPA range
3.82 - 3.95
Required courses (Santa Monica College → UCLA)
Differential and Integral Calculus
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 7
Integration and Infinite Series
Take at Santa Monica College: MATH 8
Introductory Psychology
Take at Santa Monica College: PSYC C1000
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 22 or BIOL 21
Life: Concepts and Issues
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 3
Introduction to Human Physiology
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYS 3
Introduction to Philosophy of Mind
Take at Santa Monica College: PHILOS 1
Logic, First Course
Take at Santa Monica College: PHILOS 9
Chemical Structure
Take at Santa Monica College: CHEM 11
Physics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 12 or PHYSCS 14 or PHYSCS 6
Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Mechanics and Energy
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 8
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHYSCS 21
Introduction to Study of Language
Take at Santa Monica College: LING 1
Intermediate Programming
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 52 or CS 20A
Advanced Programming
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 52 or CS 20A
Introduction to Programming
Take at Santa Monica College: CS 52 or CS 20A
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.