Mechanical Engineering, General Option

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.

• 16Mapped preparation courses
• 14Scheduled Fall 2026
• 7With open seats reported
• 102Current sections

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

Not scheduled at De Anza College this term: CHEM 1AH, CHEM 1BH. 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 4BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and MagnetismOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 39 seats reported this term.
2. PHYS 4APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: MechanicsWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. MATH 1BCalculus IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 147 seats reported this term.
4. MATH 1CCalculus IIIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 106 seats reported this term.
5. MATH 1BHCalculus II - HONORSFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. MATH 1CHCalculus III - HONORSFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate 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 Cal Maritime requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• ME 240

  Engineering Thermodynamics

  No Course Articulated

• ME 232

  Engineering Statics

  No Course Articulated

• MTH 212

  Calculus III

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus III · Calculus IV

  • or
    MATH 1CH + MATH 1DH

    Calculus III - HONORS · Calculus IV - HONORS

• MTH 215

  Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

  • or
    MATH 2AH

    Differential Equations - HONORS

• MTH 210

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1A

    Calculus II · Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH + MATH 1BH

    Calculus I - HONORS · Calculus II - HONORS

• MTH 211

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1C

    Calculus II · Calculus III

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1CH

    Calculus II - HONORS · Calculus III - HONORS

• ENG 110

  Intro to Engineering and Technology

  No Course Articulated

• CHE 110 + CHE 110L

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II

  • or
    CHEM 1AH + CHEM 1BH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS · General Chemistry II - HONORS

• ENG 250 + ENG 250L

  Electrical Circ & Electronics

  No Course Articulated

• PHY 205 + PHY 205L

  Engineering Physics II

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• PHY 200 + PHY 200L

  Engineering Physics I

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

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

Foothill 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 De Anza 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 Cal Maritime majors from De Anza

• Business AdministrationDe Anza → Cal Maritime
• Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard LicenseDe Anza → Cal Maritime
• International Strategy and SecurityDe Anza → Cal Maritime
• Marine Engineering TechnologyDe Anza → Cal Maritime
• Facilities Engineering TechnologyDe Anza → Cal Maritime
• OceanographyDe Anza → Cal Maritime
• Marine TransportationDe Anza → Cal Maritime

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