These requirements below apply to students with a catalog year 2011-2012 through 2017-18.
- Because the GE reuqirements inlcuded in previous catalogs informed transfer student preparation to enture UC Merced, transfer students who enter UC Mercd in the academic years 2018-19 or 2019-20 will be held to the GE requirements included in the 2017-18 Catalog.
- Students with a catalog year of 2018-2019 or later may find their GE requirements on their Audit and their catalog.
- Students with a catalog year of 2010-2011 or earlier should consult their Audit or their academic advisor for their appropriate GE requirements.
Social Science Courses
- ANTH 001: Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
- ANTH 003: Introduction to Anthropological Archaeology
- ANTH 005: Introduction to Biological Anthropology (Prior to Fall 2009)
- COGS 001: Introduction to Cognitive Science
- COGS 005: Introduction to Language and Linguistics
- ECON 001: Introduction to Economics
- PH 001: Introduction to Public Health
- PH 005: Global and International Public Health
- POLI 001: Introduction to Political Science
- POLI 002: Controversies in American Politics
- POLI 003: Introduction to Comparative Politics
- POLI 005: Introduction to International Relations
- POLI 006: Global Issues
- POLI 009: Community Mobilization and Politics
- PSY 001: Introduction to Psychology
- PUBP 001: Introduction to Public Policy
- SOC 001: Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 002: Marriage and the Family
- SOC 009: Community Mobilization and Politics
- SOC 010: Statistics for Sociology
- SOC 020: Social Problems
- SOC 030: Social Inequality
- SOC 035: Introduction to Political Sociology
- SOC 036: Globalization (Prior to Fall 2018)
- SOC 038: Sociology of Race and Racism (Fall 2015 and later)
- SOC 040: Introduction to the Sociology of Organizations
- SOC 050: Self and Society
- SOC 055: Sociology of the Family
- SOC 060: Introduction to Sociology of Gender
- SOC 070: Introduction to Crime and Deviance
- SOC 080: Issues of Race and Ethnicity
**Transfer Students: Please see an academic advisor to confirm that you have completed IGETC, UC Reciprocity, or TAG to fulfill these required areas.
