BIOLOGICAL 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.

• 30Mapped preparation courses
• 18Scheduled Fall 2026
• 9With open seats reported
• 128Current 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: BIOL 6AH, CIS 26A, CIS 27, CIS 36A, CHEM 1CH, STAT C1000H, MATH 23, PHYS 2B, CHEM 1AH, CHEM 1BH, BIOL 6B, 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. PHYS 2AGeneral Physics I Waitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. PHYS 2BGeneral Physics IINot 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. E S 1Introduction to Environmental StudiesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 79 seats reported this term.
4. GEO 1Physical GeographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 48 seats reported this term.
5. BIOL 26Introductory MicrobiologyFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. BIOL 6AForm and Function in the Biological WorldFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 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 Poly San Luis Obispo requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• BIO 150

  Diversity and the History of Life

  • BIOL 6A

    Form and Function in the Biological World

  • or
    BIOL 6AH

    Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS

• BIO 162

  Introduction to Organismal Form and Function

  • BIOL 6A

    Form and Function in the Biological World

  • or
    BIOL 6AH

    Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS

• MCRO 224

  General Microbiology I

  • BIOL 26

    Introductory Microbiology

• CSC 101

  Fundamentals of Computer Science

  • CIS 26A

    C as a Second Programming Language

  • or
    CIS 27

    Programming in C++ for C/Java Programmers

  • or
    CIS 35A

    Java Programming

  • or
    CIS 22A

    Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 36A

    Introduction to Computer Programming Using Java

• NR 142

  Environmental Management

  • E S 1

    Introduction to Environmental Studies

• ERSC 250

  Physical Geography

  • GEO 1

    Physical Geography

• PHYS 121

  College Physics I

  • PHYS 2A

    General Physics I

• MATH 162

  Calculus for the Life Sciences II

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1BH

    Calculus II - HONORS

• CHEM 129

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science III

  • CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry III

  • or
    CHEM 1CH

    General Chemistry III - HONORS

• STAT 218

  Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

  • or
    PSYC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    SOC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    MATH 23

    Engineering Statistics

  • or
    POLI 20

    Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

• PHYS 123

  College Physics III

  • PHYS 2B

    General Physics II

• CHEM 127

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science I

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry I

  • or
    CHEM 1AH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS

• CHEM 128

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science II

  • CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry II

  • or
    CHEM 1BH

    General Chemistry II - HONORS

• MATH 161

  Calculus for the Life Sciences I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• BIO 150 + BIO 161 + BIO 162

  Diversity and the History of Life

  • BIOL 6B + BIOL 6A

    Cell and Molecular Biology · Form and Function in the Biological World

  • or
    BIOL 6B + BIOL 6AH

    Cell and Molecular Biology · Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS

• CHEM 127 + CHEM 128 + CHEM 129

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science I

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1AH + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1BH

    General Chemistry I · General Chemistry I - HONORS · General Chemistry II · General Chemistry II - HONORS

  • or
    CHEM 1C + CHEM 1CH

    General Chemistry III · General Chemistry III - HONORS

• PHYS 121 + PHYS 122 + PHYS 123

  College Physics I

  • PHYS 2A + PHYS 2C + PHYS 2B

    General Physics I · General Physics III · General Physics II

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 Poly San Luis Obispo majors from De Anza

• AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• BIOCHEMISTRYDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• CIVIL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• PHYSICSDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• RECREATION, PARKS AND TOURISM ADMINISTRATIONDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• LIBERAL STUDIESDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• BIORESOURCE AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• COMMUNICATION STUDIESDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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