Psychology: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience

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.

• 49Mapped preparation courses
• 35Scheduled Fall 2026
• 13With open seats reported
• 211Current 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: CIS 36B, CIS 36A, STAT C1000H, MATH 17, CHEM 1CH, CHEM 1AH, CHEM 1BH, BIOL 10H, BIOL 6C, BIOL 6B, BIOL 6CH, BIOL 6AH, PHYS 2C, PHYS 2B. 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 2Research Methods in Psychology Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 5 seats reported this term.
2. CIS 40Introduction to Programming in PythonFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. CIS 41APython ProgrammingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 20 seats reported this term.
4. PHYS 4BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and MagnetismOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 39 seats reported this term.
5. PHYS 4CPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and ThermodynamicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 11 seats reported this term.
6. 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.

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.

• CSE 11Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace

  • CIS 35A

    Java Programming

  • or
    CIS 36B

    Intermediate Problem Solving in Java

• CSE 12Check on ASSIST

  Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design

  • CIS 22C

    Data Abstraction and Structures

  • or
    CIS 22CH

    Data Abstraction and Structures - HONORS

• COGS 18Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to Python

  • CIS 40

    Introduction to Programming in Python

• CSE 6RCheck on ASSIST

  Introduction to Computer Science and Object-Oriented Programming: Python

  • CIS 41A

    Python Programming

• CSE 8ACheck on ASSIST

  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

• COGS 17

  Neurobiology of Cognition

  • PSYC 24

    Introduction to Psychobiology

• 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

• COGS 14A

  Introduction to Research Methods

  • PSYC 2

    Research Methods in Psychology

• PSYC 70

  Research Methods in Psychology

  • PSYC 3

    An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

  • or
    PSYC 2

    Research Methods in Psychology

• MATH 20A

  Calculus for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• MATH 10A

  Calculus I

  • MATH 12

    Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Science

• PSYC 60Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to Statistics

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

  • or
    MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics 2

  • or
    PSYC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    POLI 20

    Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

• COGS 14BCheck on ASSIST

  Introduction to Statistical Analysis

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    PSYC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

• MATH 11Check on ASSIST

  Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

• CHEM 4

  Basic Chemistry

  • CHEM 30A

    Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry I

  • or
    CHEM 10

    Introductory Chemistry

• CHEM 6CCheck on ASSIST

  General Chemistry III

  • CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry III

  • or
    CHEM 1CH

    General Chemistry III - HONORS

• CHEM 6ACheck on ASSIST

  General Chemistry I

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry I

  • or
    CHEM 1AH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS

• CHEM 6BCheck on ASSIST

  General Chemistry II

  • CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry II

  • or
    CHEM 1BH

    General Chemistry II - HONORS

• BILD 10Check on ASSIST

  Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology

  • BIOL 10

    Introductory Biology

  • or
    BIOL 10H

    Introductory Biology - HONORS

• BILD 3Check on ASSIST

  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 2Check on ASSIST

  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 26Check on ASSIST

  Human Physiology

  • BIOL 40C + BIOL 40B + BIOL 40A

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

• BILD 1Check on ASSIST

  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

• PHYS 2ACheck on ASSIST

  Physics - Mechanics

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• PHYS 2BCheck on ASSIST

  Physics - Electricity and Magnetism

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• PHYS 1CCheck on ASSIST

  Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics

  • PHYS 2C

    General Physics III

• PHYS 1ACheck on ASSIST

  Mechanics

  • PHYS 2A

    General Physics I

• PHYS 1BCheck on ASSIST

  Electricity and Magnetism

  • PHYS 2B

    General Physics II

• PHYS 2CCheck on ASSIST

  Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics

  • PHYS 4C

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and Thermodynamics

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 San Diego majors from De Anza

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• 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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