Cognitive Science

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.

• 31Mapped preparation courses
• 23Scheduled Winter 2027
• 23With open seats reported
• 148Current 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: MATH 1AH, MATH 1CH, MATH 1BH, PSYC C1000, PHIL 7H, CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1AH, CIS 27. 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. CHEM 10Introductory ChemistryOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 90 seats reported this term.
2. PHYS 2AGeneral Physics I Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 60 seats reported this term.
3. BIOL 10Introductory BiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 320 seats reported this term.
4. BIOL 6BCell and Molecular BiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 212 seats reported this term.
5. CIS 28Object Oriented Analysis and DesignOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
6. CIS 41BAdvanced Python ProgrammingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• MATH 31A

  Differential and Integral Calculus

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1AH

    Calculus I · Calculus I - HONORS

• MATH 31B

  Integration and Infinite Series

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1B

    Calculus III · Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1CH + MATH 1B

    Calculus III - HONORS · Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1C

    Calculus II - HONORS · Calculus III

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1CH

    Calculus II - HONORS · Calculus III - HONORS

• PSYCH 10

  Introductory Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

• LIFESCI 7A

  Cell and Molecular Biology

  • BIOL 6B

    Cell and Molecular Biology

• LIFESCI 15

  Life: Concepts and Issues

  • BIOL 10

    Introductory Biology

• PHYSCI 3

  Introduction to Human Physiology

  • BIOL 40B + BIOL 40A + BIOL 40C

    Human Anatomy and Physiology II · Human Anatomy and Physiology I · Human Anatomy and Physiology III

• PHILOS 7

  Introduction to Philosophy of Mind

  • PHIL 1

    Introduction to Philosophy

• PHILOS 31

  Logic, First Course

  • PHIL 7 + PHIL 7H

    Deductive Logic · Deductive Logic - HONORS

• CHEM 17

  Chemical Principles

  • CHEM 10

    Introductory Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 25

    Preparation Course for General Chemistry

• CHEM 20A

  Chemical Structure

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II

  • or
    CHEM 1BH + CHEM 1AH

    General Chemistry II - HONORS · General Chemistry I - HONORS

• PHYSICS 10

  Physics

  • PHYS 10

    Concepts of Physics

  • or
    PHYS 2A

    General Physics I

• PHYSICS 5A

  Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Mechanics and Energy

  • PHYS 2A

    General Physics I

• PHYSICS 1A

  Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• LING 1

  Introduction to Study of Language

  • LING 1

    Introduction to Linguistics

• STATS 20

  Introduction to Statistical Programming with R

  • CIS 44H

    R Programming

• COMPTNG 10B

  Intermediate Programming

  • CIS 28

    Object Oriented Analysis and Design

• COMPTNG 16A

  Python with Applications I

  • CIS 41B

    Advanced Python Programming

• COMPTNG 10A

  Introduction to Programming

  • CIS 27

    Programming in C++ for C/Java Programmers

  • or
    CIS 22B + CIS 22A

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

• Introductory Chemistry Courses
  • CHEM 10

    Introductory Chemistry

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 UCLA majors from De Anza

• Aerospace EngineeringDe Anza → UCLA
• African American StudiesDe Anza → UCLA
• African and Middle Eastern StudiesDe Anza → UCLA
• American Indian StudiesDe Anza → UCLA
• American Literature and CultureDe Anza → UCLA
• Ancient Near East and EgyptologyDe Anza → UCLA
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UCLA
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UCLA

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