Cognitive Science B.S. Transfer Requirements: West Valley College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Cognitive Science B.S. major from West Valley College — i.e. exactly which West Valley College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (West Valley College → UC Davis)
Research Methods in Psychology
Take at West Valley College: PSYC 002 or PSYC 002H
Introduction to Symbolic Logic
No West Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Linear Algebra
Take at West Valley College: MATH 004C
Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth
Take at West Valley College: BIOL 043
General Physics
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 002A or PHYS 002B
General Physics
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 002B or PHYS 002A
General Physics
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 002A or PHYS 002B
Classical Physics
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 004C or PHYS 004B or PHYS 004A
Classical Physics
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 004C or PHYS 004B or PHYS 004A
Classical Physics
Take at West Valley College: PHYS 004C or PHYS 004B or PHYS 004A
Calculus
Take at West Valley College: MATH 003BH or MATH 003B
Calculus
Take at West Valley College: MATH 003AH or MATH 003A
General Psychology
Take at West Valley College: PSYC C1000
Discrete Mathematics For Computer Science
Take at West Valley College: MATH 019
Elementary Statistics
Take at West Valley College: STAT C1000H or STAT C1000
Programming & Problem Solving
Take at West Valley College: CIST 037 or CIST 004A1 or CIST 004A
Software Development & Object-Oriented Programming in C++
No West Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Data Structures, Algorithms, & Programming
Take at West Valley College: CIST 004B or CIST 004B1
Software Development in UNIX & C++
No West Valley 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.