Human Developmental 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.

• 22Mapped preparation courses
• 18Scheduled Fall 2026
• 7With open seats reported
• 57Current 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: BIOL 1C, PHIL 7, ANTH 3, PSYC 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. BIOL 12Human GeneticsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 3 seats reported this term.
2. PSYC 4Introduction to BiopsychologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 17 seats reported this term.
3. SOC 1Introduction to SociologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 3 seats reported this term.
4. BIOL 10General Biology: Basic PrinciplesWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. BIOL 9Environmental BiologyWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. MATH 1BCalculusWaitlist
   • 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 Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• HDS 1

  Introduction to Human Developmental Sciences

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• BILD 20

  Human Genetics in Modern Society

  • BIOL 12

    Human Genetics

• COGS 17

  Neurobiology of Cognition

  • PSYC 4

    Introduction to Biopsychology

• BILD 1

  The Cell

  • BIOL 1B + BIOL 1C + BIOL 1A

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

• BILD 2

  Multicellular Life

  • BIOL 1A + BIOL 1B + BIOL 1C

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

• BILD 3

  Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

  • BIOL 1C + BIOL 1A + BIOL 1B

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

• BILD 10

  Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology

  • BIOL 10

    General Biology: Basic Principles

• BILD 18

  Human Impact on the Environment

  • BIOL 9

    Environmental Biology

• ANTH 2

  Human Origins

  • ANTH 1

    Introduction to Biological Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 1H

    Honors Introduction to Biological Anthropology

• MATH 20A

  Calculus for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus I

• PHIL 10

  Introduction to Logic

  • PHIL 7

    Introduction to Symbolic Logic

• MATH 20C

  Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus

• MATH 20B

  Calculus for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus

• HDS 60

  Introduction to Statistical Analysis

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• HILD 7C

  Race and Ethnicity in the United States

  • SOC 23

    Race & Ethnic Relations

• COMM 10

  Introduction to Communication

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• ANTH 3

  World Prehistory

  • ANTH 3

    World Prehistory: The Rise & Fall of Early Civilizations

  • or
    ANTH 8

    Introduction to Archaeology

• COGS 1

  Introduction to Cognitive Science

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• ANTH 1

  Introduction to Culture

  • ANTH 2A

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2AH

    Honors Cultural Anthropology

• PSYC 1

  Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

• SOCI 1

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

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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