Psychological and Brain Sciences

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.

• 45Mapped preparation courses
• 34Scheduled Fall 2026
• 15With open seats reported
• 109Current 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: ANTH 14, PHIL 7, BIOL 1C, GEOG 2, PHYS 2C, PHYS 2B, MATH 1BH, PSYC C1000, PSYC C1000H, MATH 17, STAT 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. PHYS 4AGeneral Physics (Calculus)Full
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 4 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. PHYS 2AGeneral PhysicsFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. MATH 12Calculus for Business & EconomicsWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. PHYS 4BGeneral Physics (Calculus)Waitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. C S 2AObject-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 42 seats reported this term.
6. ECON 1APrinciples of Macroeconomics Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 47 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 Barbara requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• PHYS 7A

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 7B

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4A + PHYS 4B + PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

• LING 20

  Language and Linguistics

  • ANTH 14

    Linguistic Anthropology

• ENV S 2

  Introduction to Environmental Science

  • BIOL 9L + BIOL 9

    Environmental Biology Laboratory · Environmental Biology

• MCDB 20

  Concepts of Biology

  • BIOL 10

    General Biology: Basic Principles

• ANTH 5

  Introductory Biological Anthropology

  • ANTH 1

    Introduction to Biological Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 1H

    Honors Introduction to Biological Anthropology

• PHIL 3

  Critical Thinking

  • PHIL 7

    Introduction to Symbolic Logic

• PHYS 1

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 6A

  Introductory Physics

  • PHYS 2A

    General Physics

• MCDB 1B

  Introductory Biology II - Physiology

  • BIOL 1A + BIOL 1C + BIOL 1B

    Principles of Cell Biology · Evolution, Systematics & Ecology · Form & Function in Plants & Animals

• MATH 4A

  Linear Algebra with Applications

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• CHEM 1C

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry · General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• ECON 1

  Principles of Economics-Micro

  • ECON 1B

    Principles of Microeconomics

• CMPSC 16

  Problem Solving with Computers I

  • C S 2A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++

• CMPSC 8

  Introduction to Computer Science

  • C S 1A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in JAVA

  • or
    C S 3A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in PYTHON

  • or
    C S 49

    Foundations of Computer Programming

• GEOG 5

  People, Place and Environment

  • GEOG 2

    Human Geography

• MATH 4B

  Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

• PHYS 3

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• ECON 2

  Principles of Economics-Macro

  • ECON 1A

    Principles of Macroeconomics

• PHYS 6B

  Introductory Physics

  • PHYS 2C + PHYS 2B + PHYS 2A

    General Physics

• PHIL 4

  Introduction to Ethics

  • PHIL 8

    Ethics

• EEMB 3

  Introductory Biology III

  • BIOL 1C + BIOL 1A + BIOL 1B

    Evolution, Systematics & Ecology · Principles of Cell Biology · Form & Function in Plants & Animals

• ANTH 2

  Introductory Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2A

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2AH

    Honors Cultural Anthropology

• PHYS 2

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4C + PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• POL S 1

  Introduction to Political Philosophy

  • POLI 3

    Introduction to Political Philosophy/Political Theory

  • or
    POLI 3H

    Honors Introduction to Political Philosophy/Political Theory

• PHYS 6C

  Introductory Physics

  • PHYS 2C + PHYS 2A + PHYS 2B

    General Physics

• MATH 3B

  Calculus with Applications, Second Course

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1C

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1C

    Honors Calculus II · Calculus

• MATH 34B

  Calculus for Social and Life Sciences

  • MATH 12

    Calculus for Business & Economics

• PSY 1Recommended

  Introduction to Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

  • or
    PSYC C1000H

    Introduction to Psychology - Honors

• MATH 34ARecommended

  Calculus for Social and Life Sciences

  • MATH 12

    Calculus for Business & Economics

• MATH 3ARecommended

  Calculus with Applications, First Course

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus I

• PSTAT 5ARecommended

  Understanding Data

  • MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics II

  • or
    PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    SOC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

• PSY 10B

  Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• PSY 10A

  Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• CHEM 1A + CHEM 1BRecommended

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry · General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• MCDB 6 + EEMB 7

  Principles of Molecular and Cellular Biology for Brain Sciences

  These Courses are Never Articulated

• MCDB 1A + EEMB 2

  Introductory Biology I

  • BIOL 1C + BIOL 1A + BIOL 1B

    Evolution, Systematics & Ecology · Principles of Cell Biology · Form & Function in Plants & Animals

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 Santa Barbara majors from Foothill

• Actuarial ScienceFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• AnthropologyFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Archaeology EmphasisFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Biological EmphasisFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Cultural EmphasisFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• Applied MathematicsFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• Aquatic BiologyFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• ArtFoothill → UC Santa Barbara

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