Oceanography

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.

• 21Mapped preparation courses
• 14Scheduled Fall 2026
• 8With open seats reported
• 115Current 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: STAT C1000H, MATH 23, CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1CH, CHEM 1AH, PHYS 2B, PHYS 2C. 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 13Marine BiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 1 seat reported this term.
2. CHEM 1BGeneral Chemistry IIFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. CHEM 1BHGeneral Chemistry II - HONORSNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. PHYS 2BGeneral Physics IINot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. CHEM 1AGeneral Chemistry IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 27 seats reported this term.
6. MATH 1ACalculus IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 80 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.

• MTH 100

  College Algebra and Trigonometry

  • MATH 31 + MATH 32

    Precalculus I · Precalculus II

• MTH 107

  Elementary Statistics

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

  • or
    MATH 23

    Engineering Statistics

  • or
    PSYC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    SOC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

• MTH 210

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1A

    Calculus II · Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH + MATH 1BH

    Calculus I - HONORS · Calculus II - HONORS

• OCN 210

  Oceanography II: Physics and Biology

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• COM 210 + COM 210L

  Programming for Scientific Computing

  No Course Articulated

• CHE 210 + CHE 210L

  General Chemistry II

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry II · General Chemistry III

  • or
    CHEM 1BH + CHEM 1CH

    General Chemistry II - HONORS · General Chemistry III - HONORS

• 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

• PHY 100 + PHY 100L

  Physics I

  • PHYS 2B + PHYS 2A

    General Physics II · General Physics I

• PHY 105 + PHY 105L

  General Physics II

  • PHYS 2B + PHYS 2C

    General Physics II · General Physics III

• OCN 100 + OCN 100L

  Marine Biology

  • BIOL 13

    Marine Biology

• OCN 110 + OCN 110L

  Marine Ecology

  No Course Articulated

• OCN 200 + OCN 200L

  Oceanography I: Geology and Chemistry

  No Course Articulated

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, General OptionDe 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
• Marine TransportationDe Anza → Cal Maritime

Common questions