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.

• 22Mapped preparation courses
• 11Scheduled Winter 2027
• 11With open seats reported
• 171Current 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: ENGL C1000H, ENGL C1001H, MATH 1AH, MATH 1BH, MATH 1CH, MATH 1DH, MATH 2AH, POLS C1000, POLS C1000H, 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 4APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: MechanicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 210 seats reported this term.
2. PHYS 4BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and MagnetismOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 180 seats reported this term.
3. CHEM 1AGeneral Chemistry IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 210 seats reported this term.
4. CHEM 1BGeneral Chemistry IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 210 seats reported this term.
5. ENGL C1000Academic Reading and WritingOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 885 seats reported this term.
6. ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 1290 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.

• ENG 1110

  Intro to Engineering and Technology

  No Course Articulated

• ME 2232

  Engineering Statics

  No Course Articulated

• ME 2241

  Engineering Thermodynamics

  No Course Articulated

• EGL 1100

  English Composition

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - HONORS

• EGL 2220

  Critical Thinking

  • ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - HONORS

• MTH 2210

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1AH + MATH 1BH + MATH 1B

    Calculus I · Calculus I - HONORS · Calculus II - HONORS · Calculus II

• MTH 2211

  Calculus II

  No Comparable Course

• MTH 2212

  Calculus III

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1CH + MATH 1DH + MATH 1D

    Calculus III · Calculus III - HONORS · Calculus IV - HONORS · Calculus IV

• MTH 2215

  Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

  • or
    MATH 2AH

    Differential Equations - HONORS

• GOV 2200

  American Government

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

  • or
    POLS C1000H

    American Government and Politics - HONORS

• PE 1101

  Swim Competency Exam

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• HIS 1100

  Survey of American History to 1877: Precontact Through the Civil War

  No Course Articulated

• HIS 1101

  Survey of American History from 1877: Civil War Through Civil Rights

  No Course Articulated

• ENG 2250 + ENG 2250L

  Electrical Circuits and Electronics

  No Course Articulated

• CHE 1110 + CHE 1110L

  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

• PHY 2200 + PHY 2200L

  Engineering Physics I

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• PHY 2205 + PHY 2205L

  Engineering Physics II

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

Agreement year 2026-27, 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
• Facilities Engineering TechnologyDe Anza → Cal Maritime
• International Strategy and SecurityDe Anza → Cal Maritime
• Marine Engineering TechnologyDe Anza → Cal Maritime
• Marine TransportationDe Anza → Cal Maritime
• Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard LicenseDe Anza → Cal Maritime
• OceanographyDe Anza → Cal Maritime

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