Human Developmental Sciences

Admission reality

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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.

• 34Mapped preparation courses
• 20Scheduled Winter 2027
• 19With open seats reported
• 128Current 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: BIOL 6C, BIOL 6CH, BIOL 10H, ANTH 1H, MATH 1AH, PHIL 7H, MATH 1CH, MATH 1DH, MATH 1BH, AFAM 12A, ASAM 1, ANTH 2H, SOC 5, PSYC C1000. 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. ANTH 4World PrehistoryOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
2. 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.
3. PSYC 24Introduction to PsychobiologyOpen
   • 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.

• HDS 1

  Introduction to Human Developmental Sciences

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• 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

• COGS 17

  Neurobiology of Cognition

  • PSYC 24

    Introduction to Psychobiology

• 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

• 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

• 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 10

  Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology

  • BIOL 10

    Introductory Biology

  • or
    BIOL 10H

    Introductory Biology - HONORS

• ANTH 2

  Human Origins

  • ANTH 1

    Physical Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 1H

    Physical Anthropology - HONORS

• MATH 20A

  Calculus for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• PHIL 10

  Introduction to Logic

  • PHIL 7

    Deductive Logic

  • or
    PHIL 7H

    Deductive Logic - 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 10A

  Calculus I

  • MATH 12

    Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Science

• MATH 20B

  Calculus for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1BH

    Calculus II - HONORS

• HDS 60

  Introduction to Statistical Analysis

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• 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

• HILD 7B

  Race and Ethnicity in the United States

  • ASAM 1

    Asian American Experiences Past to Present

  • or
    ASAM 10

    Contemporary Asian American Communities

• COMM 10

  Introduction to Communication

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• ANTH 3

  World Prehistory

  • ANTH 4

    World Prehistory

• 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

• SOCI 20

  Social Change in the Modern World

  • SOC 5

    Sociology of Globalization and Social Change

• PSYC 1

  Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

• SOCI 1

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

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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