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.

• 52Mapped preparation courses
• 34Scheduled Fall 2026
• 17With open seats reported
• 159Current sections

Sections offered at Foothill College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

Not scheduled at Foothill College this term: STAT C1000, MATH 17, MATH 1BH, ENGL C1000H, ENGL C1001H, PHIL 7, SOC 1H, POLS C1000, PHIL 11, PHIL 20B, PSYC C1000, ANTH 14, CHEM 12BL, CHEM 12B, PHYS 2B, PHYS 2BM, PHYS 2CM, PHYS 2C. 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. STAT C1000Introduction to StatisticsNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 4 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
2. PSYC C1000Introduction to PsychologyNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
3. ANTH 2ACultural AnthropologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 8 seats reported this term.
4. MATH 48CPrecalculus IIIOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 23 seats reported this term.
5. ANTH 14Linguistic AnthropologyNot 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. BIOL 1APrinciples of Cell BiologyFull
   • 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 Merced requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• PSY 010

  Analysis of Psychological Data

  • PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics II

• MATH 005

  Preparatory Calculus

  • MATH 48C

    Precalculus III

• MATH 021

  Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus II · Honors Calculus I

• BIO 018Recommended

  Data Science for Life Sciences

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics II

  • or
    PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

• ECON 010Recommended

  Statistical Inference

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

• PSY 010Recommended

  Analysis of Psychological Data

  • PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics II

• WRI 001

  Academic Writing

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - Honors

  • or
    ESLL 26

    Advanced Composition & Reading

• WRI 010

  College Reading and Composition

  • ENGL 1B

    Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL 1BH

    Honors Composition, Critical Reading, & Thinking Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors

  • or
    PHIL 1

    Critical Thinking & Writing

• BIOE 021Recommended

  Introduction to Computing with Python

  No Course Articulated

• CSE 019Recommended

  Introduction to Computing

  • C S 1A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in JAVA

  • or
    C S 2A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    C S 3A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in PYTHON

• CSE 015RecommendedCheck on ASSIST

  Discrete Mathematics

  • MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

• MATH 022RecommendedCheck on ASSIST

  Calculus II for Physical Sciences & Engineering

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1B

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1C + MATH 1BH

    Calculus · Honors Calculus II

• PHIL 005RecommendedCheck on ASSIST

  Introduction to Logic

  • PHIL 7

    Introduction to Symbolic Logic

• MATH 021RecommendedCheck on ASSIST

  Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus II · Honors Calculus I

• SOC 001Recommended

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

  • or
    SOC 1H

    Honors Introduction to Sociology

• ANTH 005Recommended

  Introduction to Biological Anthropology

  • ANTH 1

    Introduction to Biological Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 1H

    Honors Introduction to Biological Anthropology

• POLI 001Recommended

  Introduction to American Politics

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

• PHIL 001Recommended

  Introduction to Philosophy

  • PHIL 4

    Introduction to Philosophy

  • or
    PHIL 11

    Introduction to the Philosophy of Art & Aesthetics

  • or
    PHIL 20A

    History of Western Philosophy from Socrates Through St. Thomas

  • or
    PHIL 20B

    History of Western Philosophy from the Rennissance Through Kant

• PSY 001Recommended

  Introduction to Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

• ANTH 001Recommended

  Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2A

    Cultural Anthropology

• COGS 005Recommended

  Introduction to Language and Linguistics

  • ANTH 14

    Linguistic Anthropology

• ECON 001Recommended

  Introduction to Economics

  • ECON 1B + ECON 1A

    Principles of Microeconomics · Principles of Macroeconomics

• PSY 001

  Introduction to Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

• BIO 011 + BIO 011LRecommended

  Introduction to Molecular Biology

  • BIOL 1A

    Principles of Cell Biology

• CHEM 002 + CHEM 002LRecommended

  General Chemistry I

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• CHEM 008 + CHEM 008LRecommended

  Principles of Organic Chemistry

  • CHEM 12AL + CHEM 12A + CHEM 12BL + CHEM 12B

    Organic Chemistry Laboratory · Organic Chemistry

• PHYS 008 + PHYS 008LRecommended

  Introductory Physics I for Physical Sciences

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 009 + PHYS 009LRecommended

  Introductory Physics II for Physical Sciences

  • PHYS 4B + PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 018 + PHYS 018LRecommended

  Introductory Physics I for Biological Sciences

  • PHYS 2B + PHYS 2A + PHYS 2BM + PHYS 2AM

    General Physics · General Physics: Calculus Supplement

• PHYS 019 + PHYS 019LRecommended

  Introductory Physics II for Biological Sciences

  • PHYS 2B + PHYS 2CM + PHYS 2C + PHYS 2BM

    General Physics · General Physics: Calculus Supplement

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

De Anza 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 Foothill 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 Merced majors from Foothill

• SOCIOLOGY, Race and Racial Justice EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• ACCOUNTING, B.S. (*Updated* - Transfer Starting Spring 2027)Foothill → UC Merced
• AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGFoothill → UC Merced
• ANTHROPOLOGYFoothill → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computational Biology EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computational and Data Sciences EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computer Science EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Economics EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced

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