ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH AND SOIL SCIENCE

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.

• 57Mapped preparation courses
• 37Scheduled Fall 2026
• 22With open seats reported
• 213Current 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 1AH, CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1CH, ANTH 2H, ENGR 35, POLS C1000, POLS C1000H, AFAM 12B, HIST 17AH, HIST 17BH, HIST 18A, HIST 18B, JOUR 21A, JOUR 21B, ANTH 1H, CIS 26A, CIS 27, CIS 36A. 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. MATH 1ACalculus IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
2. E S 1Introduction to Environmental StudiesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 79 seats reported this term.
3. GEO 1Physical GeographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 48 seats reported this term.
4. GEOL 10Introductory GeologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 28 seats reported this term.
5. 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.
6. PHYS 4CPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and ThermodynamicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 11 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.

• MATH 141

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

• MATH 161

  Calculus for the Life Sciences I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• PHYS 121

  College Physics I

  • PHYS 2A

    General Physics I

• PHYS 141

  General Physics I

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• STAT 217

  Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

  • or
    SOC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    PSYC 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

• 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

• 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 142

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1BH

    Calculus II - HONORS

• GEOL 201

  Physical Geology

  • GEOL 10

    Introductory Geology

• CHEM 129

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science III

  • CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry III

  • or
    CHEM 1CH

    General Chemistry III - HONORS

• ANT 201

  Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2H

    Cultural Anthropology - HONORS

• ANT 202

  World Prehistory Before Writing

  • ANTH 4

    World Prehistory

  • or
    ANTH 3

    Introduction to Archaeology

• ME 211

  Engineering Statics

  • ENGR 35

    Statics

• ECON 221

  Microeconomics

  • ECON 2

    Principles of Microeconomics

  • or
    ECON 2H

    Principles of Microeconomics - HONORS

• POLS 112

  American and California Government

  • POLS C1000 + POLS C1000H + AFAM 12A + AFAM 12B + HIST 17A + HIST 17AH + HIST 17B + HIST 17BH + HIST 17C + HIST 17CH + HIST 18A + HIST 18B

    American Government and Politics · American Government and Politics - HONORS · African American History to 1865 · African American History Since 1865 · History of the United States to Early National Era · History of the United States to Early National Era - HONORS · History of the United States from 1800 to 1900 · History of the United States from 1800 to 1900 - HONORS · History of the United States From 1900 to the Present · History of the United States From 1900 to the Present - HONORS

• MATH 143

  Calculus III

  • MATH 1C

    Calculus III

  • or
    MATH 1CH

    Calculus III - HONORS

• NR 142

  Environmental Management

  • E S 1

    Introduction to Environmental Studies

• MATH 162

  Calculus for the Life Sciences II

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1BH

    Calculus II - HONORS

• MATH 241

  Calculus IV

  • MATH 1D

    Calculus IV

  • or
    MATH 1DH

    Calculus IV - HONORS

• GEOG 150

  Human Geography

  • GEO 10

    World Regional Geography

  • or
    GEO 4

    Cultural Geography

• PHYS 142

  General Physics II

  • PHYS 4C

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and Thermodynamics

• JOUR 203

  News Reporting and Writing

  • JOUR 21A

    News Writing and Reporting

  • or
    JOUR 21B

    Feature Writing and Reporting

• ANT 250

  Biological Anthropology

  • ANTH 1

    Physical Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 1H

    Physical Anthropology - HONORS

• GEOG 250

  Physical Geography

  • GEO 1

    Physical Geography

• 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

• PHYS 143

  General Physics III

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• MATH 142

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1BH

    Calculus II - 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

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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