CHERRYPICKERFoothill College → University of California, Santa Cruz
Cognitive Science
B.S. · 8 articulated Foothill College requirements, exactly as ASSIST lists them, with current Foothill class availability.
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Where this page’s information comes from
- ASSISTarticulation · 2025-26 · captured Jul 3, 2026
- FHDA class listingsWinter 2027 sections · backup source
- Cherrypickercourse matching and counts — our analysis, not an official source
This agreement was captured automatically and has not been reviewed by a person. Check it against the official ASSIST agreement before relying on it.
Admission reality
The University of California does not publish major-level transfer data for UC Santa Cruz. Campus-wide figures are not a substitute, so we do not estimate them.
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.
- 12Mapped preparation courses
- 8Scheduled Winter 2027
- 8With open seats reported
- 17Current sections
Classes at Foothill College right now
Winter 2027 · updated Oct 18, 2:09 PM UTCSections offered at Foothill College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.
MATH 12Calculus for Business & EconomicsOpen1 section · 40 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 30996 · 01WOpen · 40
MATH 1ACalculusOpen7 sections · 255 seats reported · 5 instructors
- CRN 31043 · 01WOpen · 40
- CRN 31044 · 02WOpen · 40
- CRN 31045 · 03Open · 40
- CRN 31781 · 05Open · 40
- CRN 32357 · 6MPOpen · 15
- CRN 32539 · 03WOpen · 40
- CRN 32955 · 04Open · 40
PSYC 7Statistics for the Behavioral SciencesOpen1 section · 30 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 30766 · 01YOpen · 30
SOC 7Statistics for the Behavioral SciencesOpen1 section · 10 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 30767 · 01YOpen · 10
C S 3AObject-Oriented Programming Methodologies in PYTHONOpen4 sections · 160 seats reported · 3 instructors
- CRN 30850 · 02WOpen · 40
- CRN 30987 · 03WOpen · 40
- CRN 31145 · 04WOpen · 40
- CRN 31880 · 05WOpen · 40
C S 1CAdvanced Data Structures & Algorithims in JAVAOpen1 section · 40 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 30841 · 01WOpen · 40
C S 2CAdvanced Data Structures & Algorithims in C++Open1 section · 40 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 30842 · 01WOpen · 40
C S 3CAdvanced Data Structures & Algorithms in PythonOpen1 section · 40 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 31146 · 01WOpen · 40
Not scheduled at Foothill College this term: MATH 1AH, STAT C1000, MATH 217, MATH 17. 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.
Things to watch
Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.
2 requirements have no Foothill course
ASSIST lists no Foothill College course for 2 requirements in this major. Those are usually completed after transfer, but confirm with a counselor.
6 courses have only one open section
MATH 12, PSYC 7, SOC 7, C S 1C, C S 2C currently have a single section with seats reported at Foothill.
Major preparation
Left: what UC Santa Cruz requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.
AM 11AMathematical Methods for Economists I
Calculus for Business & Economics
MATH 19ACalculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
MATH 11ACalculus with Applications
PSYC 2Introduction to Psychological Statistics
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
- or
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
- or
Introduction to Statistics
STAT 5Statistics
Integrated Statistics I · Integrated Statistics II
- or
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
- or
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
- or
Introduction to Statistics
STAT 7Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Integrated Statistics I · Integrated Statistics II
- or
Introduction to Statistics
STAT 7LStatistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No Course Articulated
This course may be taken at the university after transfer
CSE 13SComputer Systems and C Programming
No Course Articulated
CSE 20Beginning Programming in Python
Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in PYTHON
CSE 30Programming Abstractions: Python
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 Cruz majors from Foothill
- AgroecologyFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
- Ancient StudiesFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
- Ancient Studies MinorFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
- AnthropologyFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
- Anthropology MinorFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
- Applied Linguistics and MultilingualismFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
- Applied MathematicsFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
- Applied Mathematics MinorFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
Common questions
Which Foothill College classes count toward UC Santa Cruz Cognitive Science?
ASSIST's 2025-26 agreement maps 8 UC Santa Cruz requirements to Foothill College coursework. The full list, including every alternative, is in the major preparation section above.
Does this page guarantee my courses will transfer?
No. It shows what the published ASSIST agreement between Foothill College and University of California, Santa Cruz says for 2025-26. Agreements change by catalog year, and your own record can differ. Confirm with a counselor and with the official agreement before you rely on it.
Can I take these courses at De Anza instead?
Sometimes — but it is a separate question with a separate answer. The other college has its own ASSIST agreement for this major, with its own courses and its own source, linked in the section above. Cherrypicker never merges the two.
How current is the class availability on this page?
Section and seat information reflects the district's published Winter 2027 class data, refreshed roughly every 15 minutes, and the page carries the exact time it was last updated. Always confirm in the official registration system before enrolling.
Why do some UC Santa Cruz requirements show no Foothill course?
ASSIST lists no articulated Foothill College course for 2 requirements in this major. That usually means the requirement is completed after transfer. It is shown rather than hidden so the picture is complete.
Spot something wrong?
Articulation, prerequisites, course details and class availability all come from sources that change. If something here does not match the official record, tell us and we will fix it — corrections from students and staff are the fastest way this stays accurate.
Make this path yours
Cherrypicker can apply your completed coursework, transfer target and schedule preferences to build a quarter-by-quarter plan around these requirements.