Cognitive Science transfer requirements: Foothill College → UC Merced

These are the lower-division Cognitive Science courses UC Merced expects you to finish before you transfer, taken from the 2025–26 ASSIST agreement, and matched to the Foothill College courses that satisfy each one.

Also searched as: UCM.

19UC Merced requirements
19have a Foothill College match
45offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

UC Merced requirementFoothill College course that satisfies it
PSY 010 Analysis of Psychological DataPSYC 7or STAT C1000or MATH 17
MATH 005 Preparatory CalculusMATH 48C
MATH 021 Calculus I for Physical Sciences & EngineeringMATH 1A + MATH 1Bor MATH 1BH + MATH 1AH
BIO 018 Data Science for Life SciencesPSYC 7or MATH 17or STAT C1000
ECON 010 Statistical InferenceSTAT C1000
WRI 001 Academic WritingESLL 26or ENGL C1000Hor ENGL C1000
WRI 010 College Reading and CompositionENGL 1Bor PHIL 1or ENGL C1001Hor ENGL C1001or ENGL 1BH
CSE 019 Introduction to ComputingC S 3Aor C S 2Aor C S 1A
CSE 015 Discrete MathematicsMATH 22
MATH 022 Calculus II for Physical Sciences & EngineeringMATH 1C + MATH 1Bor MATH 1C + MATH 1BH
PHIL 005 Introduction to LogicPHIL 7
SOC 001 Introduction to SociologySOC 1or SOC 1H
ANTH 005 Introduction to Biological AnthropologyANTH 1or ANTH 1H
POLI 001 Introduction to American PoliticsPOLS C1000
PHIL 001 Introduction to PhilosophyPHIL 20Aor PHIL 20Bor PHIL 4or PHIL 11
PSY 001 Introduction to PsychologyPSYC C1000
ANTH 001 Introduction to Sociocultural AnthropologyANTH 2A
COGS 005 Introduction to Language and LinguisticsANTH 14
ECON 001 Introduction to EconomicsECON C2001 + ECON C2002

Also listed in this agreement

ASSIST lists these Foothill College courses under this major without naming a single UC Merced course they map to — usually because they sit inside a “choose from the following” group. They are part of the agreement, so treat them as in scope and check the exact grouping on ASSIST.

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose Foothill College as your sending institution, UC Merced as the receiving institution, and Cognitive Science as the major. ASSIST is the only official source, and agreements change between catalog years.

Which of these you can actually take in 2025–26

Matched against the official Foothill College schedule for 2026 Fall and 2027 Winter. Seat status changes daily — the planner shows the live figures.

CourseTermCRNInstructorStatus
PSYC 72026 Fall20632Ben StefonikOpen
PSYC 72027 Winter30766Eta LinOpen
STAT C10002026 Fall21560Staff MWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall21491Staff MWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall21537Lucinda RobledoWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall21520Maria TomutiuWaitlist
MATH 48C2026 Fall20272Sofya LowClosed
MATH 48C2026 Fall20615Teresa ZwackOpen
MATH 48C2027 Winter30779Teresa ZwackOpen
MATH 1A2026 Fall20047Shobha OrugantiWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall20048Quynh Lam HaClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall20325Staff MWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall20614Sarah WilliamsClosed
MATH 1B2026 Fall20878Marnie FranciscoWaitlist
MATH 1B2026 Fall20755Matthew LitrusWaitlist
MATH 1B2026 Fall20328Lucinda RobledoClosed
MATH 1B2026 Fall20329Diana UilecanClosed
MATH 1BH2027 Winter32983Ryan PughOpen
MATH 1AH2026 Fall20753Ryan PughWaitlist
ESLL 262026 Fall22133Katie HaOpen
ESLL 262026 Fall22134Katie HaClosed
ESLL 262027 Winter33342Staff MClosed
ESLL 262027 Winter33341David MccormickOpen
ENGL C1000H2026 Fall21473Stephanie ChanOpen
ENGL C1000H2027 Winter33254Staff MOpen
ENGL C10002026 Fall20035Stephanie KingWaitlist
ENGL C10002026 Fall21458Rachael DworskyWaitlist
ENGL C10002026 Fall21143Isabel SperryWaitlist
ENGL C10002026 Fall20279Benjamin ArmerdingClosed
PHIL 12026 Fall20620David HoekengaClosed
PHIL 12027 Winter30806Jason ChangClosed
ENGL C1001H2026 Fall21480Brian LewisOpen
ENGL C1001H2027 Winter32205Stephanie ChanOpen
ENGL C10012026 Fall20340Joel TomfohrClosed
ENGL C10012027 Winter30763Stephanie ChanClosed
C S 3A2026 Fall20301Mike MurphyOpen
C S 3A2026 Fall20319Maneesh DhagatClosed
C S 3A2026 Fall20458Mike MurphyWaitlist
C S 3A2026 Fall20555Bita MazloomClosed
C S 2A2026 Fall20125Lane JohnsonOpen
C S 2A2026 Fall20158Geri LambleClosed
C S 2A2026 Fall20317Heidi GentryClosed
C S 2A2026 Fall20142Lane JohnsonClosed
C S 1A2026 Fall20316Bita MazloomOpen
C S 1A2026 Fall20424Baba Kofi WeusijanaClosed
C S 1A2026 Fall20157Lalitha KrishnamurthyClosed
C S 1A2027 Winter30840Baba Kofi WeusijanaClosed
MATH 222026 Fall20336Wilson Florero SalinasWaitlist
MATH 222026 Fall20682Charles WitschorikClosed
MATH 222026 Fall20798Charles WitschorikClosed
MATH 222027 Winter31056Charles WitschorikOpen
MATH 1C2026 Fall20777Matthew LitrusClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall20330Shobha OrugantiOpen
MATH 1C2026 Fall20362Phuong LamClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall20430Phuong LamClosed
SOC 12026 Fall20511John FoxOpen
SOC 12026 Fall20103Patricia Gibbs StayteOpen
SOC 12026 Fall20350Patricia Gibbs StayteWaitlist
SOC 12026 Fall20411Staff MWaitlist
SOC 1H2027 Winter31000John FoxOpen
ANTH 12026 Fall20638Samuel ConnellWaitlist
ANTH 12026 Fall20642Samuel ConnellOpen
ANTH 12026 Fall20009John WolfOpen
ANTH 12026 Fall20101Kathryn MaurerClosed
ANTH 1H2026 Fall20531Samuel ConnellOpen
ANTH 1H2026 Fall20769Samuel ConnellOpen
ANTH 1H2026 Fall21086John WolfOpen
ANTH 1H2027 Winter32830John WolfOpen
POLS C10002026 Fall21472Joel PowellOpen
POLS C10002026 Fall21474Kimberly KeenanWaitlist
POLS C10002026 Fall21475Sara CallowClosed
POLS C10002027 Winter32865Kerri RyerClosed
PHIL 20A2026 Fall20410Brian TapiaClosed
PHIL 20B2027 Winter31196Brian TapiaClosed
PHIL 42026 Fall20621Brian TapiaOpen
PHIL 42026 Fall20059Jason ChangWaitlist
PHIL 42027 Winter30668Brian TapiaOpen
PHIL 42027 Winter31292Brian TapiaClosed
PSYC C10002026 Fall20630Florina PetcuWaitlist
PSYC C10002026 Fall21134Tiffany RideauxWaitlist
PSYC C10002026 Fall20081Eta LinWaitlist
PSYC C10002026 Fall21831Allison ClarkWaitlist
ANTH 2A2026 Fall20639Julie JenkinsOpen
ANTH 2A2026 Fall22094Julie JenkinsOpen
ANTH 2A2026 Fall20011Max DavidsonWaitlist
ANTH 2A2027 Winter30686Samuel ConnellOpen
ANTH 142027 Winter32869Linda NeffClosed
ECON C20012026 Fall20333Angelica DupreeOpen
ECON C20012026 Fall20658Brian EvansOpen
ECON C20012026 Fall20115Julian KearnsWaitlist
ECON C20012026 Fall22141Selvasodan SelvaretnamClosed
ECON C20022026 Fall20654Brian EvansOpen
ECON C20022026 Fall20514Malkiat SandhuOpen
ECON C20022026 Fall20085Aditi GrossmanOpen
ECON C20022026 Fall20255Angelica DupreeWaitlist
BIOL 1A2026 Fall20134Karen EricksonClosed
BIOL 1A2026 Fall20649Karen EricksonClosed
BIOL 1A2026 Fall21593Dadbeh RouhbakhshClosed
BIOL 1A2027 Winter30640Karen EricksonOpen
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20024Amid SalariWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20025Amid SalariWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20516Kelley LiuWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20517Nayereh RezaeiWaitlist
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20027Gail KatsirClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20146Gail KatsirClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20026Nadia BiglariClosed
CHEM 1B2027 Winter31060Sandhya RaoOpen
CHEM 12AL2026 Fall20526Stephanie SteppWaitlist
CHEM 12AL2026 Fall20530Stephanie SteppWaitlist
CHEM 12AL2026 Fall20857Brendan MarOpen
CHEM 12AL2026 Fall21556Brendan MarWaitlist
CHEM 12A2026 Fall20519Stephanie SteppWaitlist
CHEM 12A2026 Fall20521Brendan MarClosed
CHEM 12A2027 Winter32501Kathy ArmstrongOpen
CHEM 12BL2027 Winter32556Stephanie SteppOpen
CHEM 12BL2027 Winter30920Brendan MarOpen
CHEM 12BL2027 Winter32499Brendan MarOpen
CHEM 12B2027 Winter32711Stephanie SteppOpen
CHEM 12B2027 Winter30723Brendan MarOpen
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20062Bobby LauClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20154Bobby LauClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20063Frank CascaranoClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20091Kashi NathClosed
PHYS 4B2026 Fall20581John ToderascWaitlist
PHYS 4B2026 Fall20883Masoud VakiliWaitlist
PHYS 4B2026 Fall20582Masoud VakiliWaitlist
PHYS 4B2027 Winter30814Caleb ZergerOpen
PHYS 4C2026 Fall20884David MarascoOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter31344Caleb ZergerOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter32425Staff MOpen
PHYS 2B2027 Winter31279Staff MOpen
PHYS 2B2027 Winter31394Staff MOpen
PHYS 2A2026 Fall20061Traptilisa KumarClosed
PHYS 2A2026 Fall20090Traptilisa KumarWaitlist
PHYS 2A2026 Fall21599Thihongha VuongClosed
PHYS 2A2027 Winter30811Staff MOpen
PHYS 2BM2027 Winter31091Staff MClosed
PHYS 2AM2026 Fall20887David MarascoClosed
ASSIST is the official source for UC articulation, but it tells you which courses count, not when they run or who teaches them. The planner puts both together and warns you about time conflicts.
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