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.

• 18Mapped preparation courses
• 13Scheduled Fall 2026
• 7With open seats reported
• 89Current 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 217, MATH 17, CIS 22BH, CIS 26A. 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. MATH 12Introductory Calculus for Business and Social ScienceWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. PSYC 3An Introduction to Cognitive PsychologyFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. STAT C1000Introduction to StatisticsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • 244 seats reported this term.
4. STAT C1000HIntroduction to Statistics - HONORSNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. MATH 1ACalculus IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
6. POLI 20Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral and Social SciencesOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 39 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• PSYC 20Recommended

  Cognition: Fundamental Theories

  • PSYC 3

    An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

• AM 11A

  Mathematical Methods for Economists I

  • MATH 12

    Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Science

• MATH 19A

  Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• MATH 11A

  Calculus with Applications

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• PSYC 2Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to Psychological Statistics

  • POLI 20

    Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

  • or
    PSYC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    SOC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

• STAT 5Check on ASSIST

  Statistics

  • MATH 217 + MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics 1 · Integrated Statistics 2

  • or
    POLI 20

    Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

  • or
    PSYC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    SOC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

• STAT 7Check on ASSIST

  Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences

  • MATH 217 + MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics 1 · Integrated Statistics 2

  • or
    STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

• STAT 7LCheck on ASSIST

  Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory

  No Course Articulated

  This course may be taken at the university after transfer

• CSE 13S

  Computer Systems and C Programming

  • CIS 22B

    Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 22BH

    Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++ - HONORS

  • or
    CIS 26A

    C as a Second Programming Language

• CSE 20

  Beginning Programming in Python

  • CIS 40

    Introduction to Programming in Python

  • or
    CIS 41A

    Python Programming

• CSE 30

  Programming Abstractions: Python

  • CIS 22C

    Data Abstraction and Structures

  • or
    CIS 22CH

    Data Abstraction and Structures - HONORS

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 Santa Cruz majors from De Anza

• AgroecologyDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Ancient StudiesDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Ancient Studies MinorDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Anthropology MinorDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied Linguistics and MultilingualismDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied MathematicsDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied Mathematics MinorDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz

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