Environmental Biology

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
• 20Scheduled Winter 2027
• 19With open seats reported
• 165Current 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 C1003H, ENGL C1001H, COMM 9H, PHIL 4, MATH 1AH, ENGL C1000H, PHYS 2C, BIOL 6C, BIOL 6CH, CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1CH, CHEM 1AH, CHEM 12C, GEO 6. 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. GEOL 10Introductory GeologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 120 seats reported this term.
2. GEO 6 Introduction to Geographic Information System Not currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
3. BIOL 26Introductory MicrobiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 84 seats reported this term.
4. BIOL 6BCell and Molecular BiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 212 seats reported this term.
5. PHYS 4APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: MechanicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 210 seats reported this term.
6. 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.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what Cal Poly Pomona 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 2105

  Written Reasoning

  • ENGL C1003

    Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature

  • or
    ENGL C1003H

    Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature - HONORS

  • or
    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - HONORS

  • or
    PHIL 3

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    COMM 9

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication

  • or
    COMM 9H

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication - HONORS

• PHL 2020

  Critical Thinking

  • PHIL 3

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    PHIL 4

    Critical Thinking

• MAT 1200

  Calculus for the Life Sciences

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• ENG 1103

  First-Year Composition

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - HONORS

• CHM 3140 + CHM 3140L

  Organic Chemistry I

  • CHEM 12B + CHEM 12A

    Organic Chemistry II · Organic Chemistry I

• PHY 1210 + PHY 1210L

  Physics of Motion, Fluids, and Heat

  • PHYS 2A + PHYS 2B

    General Physics I · General Physics II

• PHY 1510 + PHY 1510L

  Introduction to Newtonian Mechanics

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• PHY 1220 + PHY 1220L

  Physics of Electromagnetism, Circuits, and Light

  • PHYS 2B + PHYS 2C

    General Physics II · General Physics III

• PHY 1520 + PHY 1520L

  Introduction to Electromagnetism and Circuits

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• BIO 2060 + BIO 2060L

  Basic Microbiology

  • BIOL 26

    Introductory Microbiology

• BIO 1210 + BIO 1210L

  Foundations of Biology: Energy, Matter, and Information

  • BIOL 6B

    Cell and Molecular Biology

• BIO 1220 + BIO 1220L

  Foundations of Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Biodiversity

  • BIOL 6C + BIOL 6A

    Ecology and Evolution · Form and Function in the Biological World

  • or
    BIOL 6CH + BIOL 6AH

    Ecology and Evolution - HONORS · Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS

• CHM 1220 + CHM 1220L

  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

• CHM 1210 + CHM 1210L

  General Chemistry I

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry II · General Chemistry I

  • or
    CHEM 1AH + CHEM 1BH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS · General Chemistry II - HONORS

• CHM 3150 + CHM 3150LCheck on ASSIST

  Organic Chemistry II

  • CHEM 12B + CHEM 12C

    Organic Chemistry II · Organic Chemistry III

• GSC 1110 + GSC 1410LCheck on ASSIST

  Principles of Geology

  • GEOL 10

    Introductory Geology

• GEO 2400 + GEO 2400LCheck on ASSIST

  Geographic Information Systems

  • GEO 6

    Introduction to Geographic Information System

• GEO 2400 + GEO 2400L

  Geographic Information Systems

  • GEO 6

    Introduction to Geographic Information System

• GSC 1110 + GSC 1410L

  Principles of Geology

  • GEOL 10

    Introductory Geology

• CHM 3140 + CHM 3140L

  Organic Chemistry I

  • CHEM 12B + CHEM 12A

    Organic Chemistry II · Organic Chemistry I

• CHM 3150 + CHM 3150L

  Organic Chemistry II

  • CHEM 12B + CHEM 12C

    Organic Chemistry II · Organic Chemistry III

• BIO 2370 + BIO 2370L

  Introduction to Invertebrate Zoology

  • BIOL 6A

    Form and Function in the Biological World

  • or
    BIOL 6AH

    Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS

• BIO 2380 + BIO 2380L

  Introduction to Vertebrate Zoology

  • BIOL 6A

    Form and Function in the Biological World

  • or
    BIOL 6AH

    Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS

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 Poly Pomona majors from De Anza

• Aerospace EngineeringDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Agribusiness and Food Industry ManagementDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Agricultural ScienceDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Animal Health ScienceDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Animal Science, B.S. - Animal Science OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Animal Science, B.S. - Pre-Veterinary Science/Graduate School OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Anthropology, B.S. - Applied Anthropology OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Anthropology, B.S. - Archaeology OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona

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