COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Southwestern College → UC Merced
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s COGNITIVE SCIENCE, B.S. major from Southwestern College — i.e. exactly which Southwestern 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 (Southwestern College → UC Merced)
Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Southwestern College: PHIL 107 or PHIL 101
Analysis of Psychological Data
Take at Southwestern College: PSYC 270 or SOC 270 or STAT C1000 or PSYC 280 or SOC 280
Preparatory Calculus
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 101 or MATH 104 or MATH 244
Calculus I
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 121
Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 250
Data Science for Life Sciences
Take at Southwestern College: PSYC 271 or SOC 271 or PSYC 270 or SOC 270 or STAT C1000 or PSYC 280 or SOC 280 or BIOL 215
Statistical Inference
Take at Southwestern College: STAT C1000
Academic Writing
Take at Southwestern College: ESL 115A or ENGL C1000 or ENGL 115H
College Reading and Composition
Take at Southwestern College: ENGL C1001 or PHIL 103
Introduction to Computing
Take at Southwestern College: CIS 166 or CIS 106 or MATH 130 or CIS 115
Discrete Mathematics
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 265
Calculus II
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 122
Calculus II for Physical Sciences & Engineering
Take at Southwestern College: MATH 251
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Southwestern College: SOC 101
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Take at Southwestern College: ANTH 101
Introduction to American Politics
Take at Southwestern College: POLS C1000
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Southwestern College: PSYC C1000
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
Take at Southwestern College: ANTH 102
Introduction to Economics
Take at Southwestern College: ECON 102 or ECON 101
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.