Human Developmental Sciences B.S. with a Specialization in Healthy Aging

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.

• 35Mapped preparation courses
• 22Scheduled Winter 2027
• 21With open seats reported
• 133Current 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 1BH, MATH 1CH, MATH 1DH, MATH 1AH, CIS 36A, BIOL 6C, BIOL 6CH, ANTH 1H, ANTH 2H, PSYC C1000, SOC 5, ASAM 1, AFAM 12A. 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. PSYC 24Introduction to PsychobiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
2. ANTH 4World PrehistoryOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
3. MATH 12Introductory Calculus for Business and Social ScienceOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
4. SOC 1Introduction to SociologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 280 seats reported this term.
5. 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.
6. SOC 5Sociology of Globalization and Social ChangeNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

Left: what UC San Diego 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 20B

  Calculus for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1BH

    Calculus II - HONORS

• MATH 20C

  Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus III · Calculus IV

  • or
    MATH 1CH + MATH 1DH

    Calculus III - HONORS · Calculus IV - HONORS

• MATH 20A

  Calculus for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• CSE 8A

  Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I

  • CIS 22A

    Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 36A

    Introduction to Computer Programming Using Java

  • or
    CIS 40

    Introduction to Programming in Python

• MATH 10A

  Calculus I

  • MATH 12

    Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Science

• CSE 11

  Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace

  • CIS 35A

    Java Programming

  • or
    CIS 36B

    Intermediate Problem Solving in Java

• BILD 26

  Human Physiology

  • BIOL 40C + BIOL 40B + BIOL 40A

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

• BILD 2

  Multicellular Life

  • BIOL 6C + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6A

    Ecology and Evolution · Cell and Molecular Biology · Form and Function in the Biological World

  • or
    BIOL 6CH + BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6B

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

• COGS 17

  Neurobiology of Cognition

  • PSYC 24

    Introduction to Psychobiology

• ANTH 2

  Human Origins

  • ANTH 1

    Physical Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 1H

    Physical Anthropology - HONORS

• BILD 3

  Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

  • BIOL 6C + BIOL 6A + BIOL 6B

    Ecology and Evolution · Form and Function in the Biological World · Cell and Molecular Biology

  • or
    BIOL 6CH + BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6B

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

• BILD 1

  The Cell

  • BIOL 6A + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6C

    Form and Function in the Biological World · Cell and Molecular Biology · Ecology and Evolution

  • or
    BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6CH + BIOL 6B

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

• HDS 60

  Introduction to Statistical Analysis

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• COGS 1

  Introduction to Cognitive Science

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• ANTH 1

  Introduction to Culture

  • ANTH 2

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2H

    Cultural Anthropology - HONORS

• ANTH 3

  World Prehistory

  • ANTH 4

    World Prehistory

• COMM 10

  Introduction to Communication

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• PSYC 2

  General Psychology: Biological Foundations

  • PSYC 24

    Introduction to Psychobiology

• PSYC 1

  Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

• SOCI 1

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

• SOCI 20

  Social Change in the Modern World

  • SOC 5

    Sociology of Globalization and Social Change

• HILD 7B

  Race and Ethnicity in the United States

  • ASAM 1

    Asian American Experiences Past to Present

  • or
    ASAM 10

    Contemporary Asian American Communities

• HILD 7A

  Race and Ethnicity in the United States

  • AFAM 12A

    African American History of the U.S. to Reconstruction

  • or
    AFAM 12B

    African American History Since Reconstruction

• HDS 1

  Introduction to Human Developmental Sciences

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

Agreement year 2026-27, 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 San Diego majors from De Anza

• Accounting Minor: Rady School of ManagementDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in ArchaeologyDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in Biological AnthropologyDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in Climate Change and Human SolutionsDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in Sociocultural AnthropologyDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Anthropology: Biological AnthropologyDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Anthropology: Environmental AnthropologyDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Art: Art History/Criticism B.A. (Visual Arts)De Anza → UC San Diego

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