Cognitive Science: 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.

• 34Mapped preparation courses
• 27Scheduled Fall 2026
• 9With open seats reported
• 82Current 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, BIOL 1C, PHYS 2B, PHYS 2C, PHYS 6, PHYS 2CM, PHYS 2BM. 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. MATH 1CCalculusWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. PSYC 10Research Methods & DesignsWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. BIOL 12Human GeneticsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 3 seats reported this term.
4. C S 1AObject-Oriented Programming Methodologies in JAVAOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 57 seats reported this term.
5. PHYS 4CGeneral Physics (Calculus)Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 7 seats reported this term.
6. PSYC 4Introduction to BiopsychologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 17 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 Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• COGS 17

  Neurobiology of Cognition

  • PSYC 4

    Introduction to Biopsychology

• CSE 11Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated Pace

  • C S 1B

    Intermediate Software Design in JAVA

  • or
    C S 3A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in PYTHON

• CSE 12Check on ASSIST

  Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design

  • C S 2C

    Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in C++

  • or
    C S 1C

    Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in JAVA

• CSE 8ACheck on ASSIST

  Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I

  • C S 1A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in JAVA

• MATH 20B

  Calculus for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus

• MATH 20C

  Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus

• MATH 10C

  Calculus III

  • MATH 1C

    Calculus

• COGS 14A

  Introduction to Research Methods

  • PSYC 10

    Research Methods & Designs

• PSYC 70

  Research Methods in Psychology

  • PSYC 10

    Research Methods & Designs

• MATH 20A

  Calculus for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus I

• PSYC 60Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to Statistics

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

• COGS 14BCheck on ASSIST

  Introduction to Statistical Analysis

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

• BILD 10Check on ASSIST

  Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology

  • BIOL 10

    General Biology: Basic Principles

• BILD 2Check on ASSIST

  Multicellular Life

  • BIOL 1A + BIOL 1B + BIOL 1C

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

• BILD 1Check on ASSIST

  The Cell

  • BIOL 1B + BIOL 1C + BIOL 1A

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

• BILD 3Check on ASSIST

  Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

  • BIOL 1C + BIOL 1A + BIOL 1B

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

• BILD 20Check on ASSIST

  Human Genetics in Modern Society

  • BIOL 12

    Human Genetics

• PHYS 2ACheck on ASSIST

  Physics - Mechanics

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 10Check on ASSIST

  Concepts in Physics

  • PHYS 2A

    General Physics

  • or
    PHYS 2B

    General Physics

  • or
    PHYS 2C

    General Physics

  • or
    PHYS 12

    Introduction to Modern Physics

• PHYS 11Check on ASSIST

  Survey of Physics

  • PHYS 6

    Introductory Physics

• PHYS 2CCheck on ASSIST

  Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics

  • PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 1ACheck on ASSIST

  Mechanics

  • PHYS 2AM + PHYS 2A

    General Physics: Calculus Supplement · General Physics

• PHYS 2BCheck on ASSIST

  Physics - Electricity and Magnetism

  • PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 1CCheck on ASSIST

  Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics

  • PHYS 2C + PHYS 2CM

    General Physics · General Physics: Calculus Supplement

• PHYS 1BCheck on ASSIST

  Electricity and Magnetism

  • PHYS 2BM + PHYS 2B

    General Physics: Calculus Supplement · General Physics

• CHEM 4Check on ASSIST

  Basic Chemistry

  • CHEM 25

    Fundamentals of Chemistry

• CHEM 6BCheck on ASSIST

  General Chemistry II

  • CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• CHEM 6CCheck on ASSIST

  General Chemistry III

  • CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• CHEM 6ACheck on ASSIST

  General Chemistry I

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry

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 San Diego majors from Foothill

• Accounting Minor: Rady School of ManagementFoothill → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in ArchaeologyFoothill → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in Biological AnthropologyFoothill → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in Climate Change and Human SolutionsFoothill → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in Sociocultural AnthropologyFoothill → UC San Diego
• Anthropology: Biological AnthropologyFoothill → UC San Diego
• Anthropology: Environmental AnthropologyFoothill → UC San Diego
• Art: Art History/Criticism B.A. (Visual Arts)Foothill → UC San Diego

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