NEUROSCIENCE, B.S. (Transfer Starting Fall 2027)

Admission reality

Cherrypicker does not estimate anyone’s chance of admission, and never will. Historical outcomes are context, not a prediction.

Planning reality

Counts over the courses ASSIST maps for this pathway. Every figure is a plain count with one definition — there is no score or ranking here.

• 52Mapped preparation courses
• 31Scheduled Winter 2027
• 30With open seats reported
• 258Current sections

Sections offered at De Anza College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

Not scheduled at De Anza College this term: STAT C1000H, MATH 17, COMM 9H, EWRT 1C, ENGL C1001H, ENGL C1000H, MATH 1BH, MATH 1AH, MATH 1CH, CIS 26A, CIS 22BH, CIS 27, CIS 36A, MATH 31H, MATH 32H, PSYC C1000, CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1AH, CHEM 1CH, BIOL 6C, BIOL 6CH. A course can still be part of the requirement and offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Where this path usually starts

Ranked by how central each course is to the agreement — whether it is the only option for a requirement, how many requirements it covers, and whether it is running now. This is Cherrypicker’s ordering of published requirements, not advice about your situation, and it does not know your transcript.

1. BIOL 6BCell and Molecular BiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 212 seats reported this term.
2. PHYS 4APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: MechanicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 210 seats reported this term.
3. PSYC C1000Introduction to PsychologyNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. CHEM 1BGeneral Chemistry IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 210 seats reported this term.
5. MATH 1BCalculus IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 830 seats reported this term.
6. STAT C1000Introduction to StatisticsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 830 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what UC Merced requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• PH 010

  Introduction to Biostatistics

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

  • or
    MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics 2

  • or
    SOC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

• PSY 010

  Analysis of Psychological Data

  • PSYC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

• WRI 010

  College Reading and Composition

  • COMM 9

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication

  • or
    COMM 9H

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication - HONORS

  • or
    EWRT 1B

    Reading, Writing and Research

  • or
    EWRT 1C

    Literature and Composition

  • or
    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - HONORS

  • or
    PHIL 3

    Critical Thinking and Writing

• WRI 001

  Academic Writing

  • ESL 5

    Advanced Composition and Reading

  • or
    ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - HONORS

• MATH 021

  Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1A

    Calculus II · Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1AH

    Calculus II - HONORS · Calculus I - HONORS

• MATH 022

  Calculus II for Physical Sciences & Engineering

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1C

    Calculus II · Calculus III

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1CH

    Calculus II - HONORS · Calculus III - HONORS

• CHEM 001

  Preparatory Chemistry

  • CHEM 10

    Introductory Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 25

    Preparation Course for General Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 30A

    Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry I

• CSE 019

  Introduction to Computing

  • CIS 26A

    C as a Second Programming Language

  • or
    CIS 26B

    Advanced C Programming

  • or
    CIS 22A + CIS 22B

    Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++ · Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 22BH + CIS 22A

    Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++ - HONORS · Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 27

    Programming in C++ for C/Java Programmers

  • or
    CIS 36B + CIS 36A

    Intermediate Problem Solving in Java · Introduction to Computer Programming Using Java

  • or
    CIS 41A

    Python Programming

• MATH 005

  Preparatory Calculus

  • MATH 31 + MATH 32

    Precalculus I · Precalculus II

  • or
    MATH 31H + MATH 32

    Precalculus I - HONORS · Precalculus II

  • or
    MATH 32H

    Precalculus II - HONORS

• PSY 001

  Introduction to Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

• BIO 011 + BIO 011L

  Introduction to Molecular Biology

  • BIOL 6B

    Cell and Molecular Biology

• CHEM 002 + CHEM 002L

  General Chemistry I

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II

  • or
    CHEM 1A + CHEM 1BH

    General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II - HONORS

  • or
    CHEM 1AH + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry I - HONORS · General Chemistry II

  • or
    CHEM 1AH + CHEM 1BH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS · General Chemistry II - HONORS

• CHEM 010 + CHEM 010L

  General Chemistry II

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry II · General Chemistry III

  • or
    CHEM 1BH + CHEM 1CH

    General Chemistry II - HONORS · General Chemistry III - HONORS

• PHYS 008 + PHYS 008L

  Introductory Physics I for Physical Sciences

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• PHYS 009 + PHYS 009L

  Introductory Physics II for Physical Sciences

  • PHYS 4C + PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and Thermodynamics · Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• BIO 012 + BIO 012L

  Introduction to Organismal Biology

  • BIOL 6A + BIOL 6C

    Form and Function in the Biological World · Ecology and Evolution

  • or
    BIOL 6A + BIOL 6CH

    Form and Function in the Biological World · Ecology and Evolution - HONORS

  • or
    BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6CH

    Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS · Ecology and Evolution - HONORS

  • or
    BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6C

    Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS · Ecology and Evolution

Agreement year 2025-26, captured from ASSIST. Verify against the official agreement and confirm with a counselor before making transfer decisions.

The other FHDA college

Foothill College has its own ASSIST agreement for this major. It is a separate agreement with its own courses and its own source — not an extension of the De Anza College one, and the two are never combined on this page.

Whether a course taken at one college satisfies the other college’s requirements is a separate question from articulation. Confirm with a counselor before relying on it.

Other UC Merced majors from De Anza

• SOCIOLOGY, Race and Racial Justice EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• ACCOUNTING, B.S. (*Updated* - Transfer Starting Spring 2027)De Anza → UC Merced
• AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGDe Anza → UC Merced
• ANTHROPOLOGYDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computational Biology EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computational and Data Sciences EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computer Science EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Economics EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced

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