COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Santiago Canyon College → UC Merced
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.A. major from Santiago Canyon College — i.e. exactly which Santiago Canyon 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 (Santiago Canyon College → UC Merced)
Analysis of Psychological Data
Take at Santiago Canyon College: STAT C1000H or STAT C1000E or STAT C1000
Preparatory Calculus
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 171
Calculus I
No Santiago Canyon College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Santiago Canyon College: MATH 180 or MATH 180H or MATH 180S
Data Science for Life Sciences
Take at Santiago Canyon College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H or STAT C1000E
Statistical Inference
Take at Santiago Canyon College: STAT C1000E
Academic Writing
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ENGL C1000H or ENGL C1000
College Reading and Composition
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ENGL C1001H or ENGL 102H or ENGL 102 or PHIL 110 or ENGL C1001 or READ 151
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: SOC 100 or SOC 100H
Introduction to Economics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ECON 102 or ECON 101
Introduction to American Politics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: POLS C1000H or POLS C1000
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHIL 106 or PHIL 106H or PHIL 118 or PHIL 115
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ANTH 101
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
Take at Santiago Canyon College: ANTH 100
Introduction to Logic
Take at Santiago Canyon College: PHIL 111
Discrete Mathematics
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CMPR 149
Introduction to Computing
Take at Santiago Canyon College: CMPR 112 or CMPR 121 or CMPR 120
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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.