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Cognitive Science B.S. Transfer Requirements: Southwestern College → UC Davis

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Cognitive Science B.S. major from Southwestern College — i.e. exactly which Southwestern College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Southwestern College → UC Davis)

PSC 041
4 UC units
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at Southwestern College: PSYC 255
MAT 022A
3 UC units
Linear Algebra
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 254
BIS 002A
5 UC units
Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 211
BIS 002B
5 UC units
Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology & Evolution
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 145 or BIOL 180
BIS 002C
5 UC units
Introduction to Biology: Biodiversity & the Tree of Life
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 212 or BIOL 210
PHY 009B
5 UC units
Classical Physics
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 274
PHY 009A
5 UC units
Classical Physics
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 271 or PHYS 270
PHY 009C
5 UC units
Classical Physics
Take at Southwestern College: PHYS 272
MAT 021C
4 UC units
Calculus
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 252
MAT 021B
4 UC units
Calculus
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 251
MAT 021A
4 UC units
Calculus
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 250
PSC 001
4 UC units
General Psychology
Take at Southwestern College: PSYC C1000
ECS 020
4 UC units
Discrete Mathematics For Computer Science
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 265 or MATH 260
STA 013
4 UC units
Elementary Statistics
Take at Southwestern College: SOC 270 or PSYC 270 or STAT C1000
ECS 036A
4 UC units
Programming & Problem Solving
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 130 or CIS 115
ECS 032B
4 UC units
Introduction to Data Structures
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 140
ECS 034
4 UC units
Software Development in UNIX & C++
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.

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.