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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.

• 17Mapped preparation courses
• 12Scheduled Fall 2026
• 4With open seats reported
• 71Current 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, ACCT 1AH, COMM 17H, ARTS 55B. 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. BUS 18Business Law IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 14 seats reported this term.
2. ARTS 55BGraphic Design-Visual Communication IINot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
3. ARTS 8Two-Dimensional DesignFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. PHYS 10Concepts of PhysicsFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. PHYS 2AGeneral Physics I Waitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. POLI 20Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral and Social SciencesOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 39 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.

• PHYS 104

  Introductory Physics

  • PHYS 10

    Concepts of Physics

• PHYS 121

  College Physics I

  • PHYS 2A

    General Physics I

• 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

• CHEM 110

  World of Chemistry

  • CHEM 10

    Introductory Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 30A

    Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry I

• BUS 207

  Legal Responsibilities of Business

  • BUS 18

    Business Law I

• BUS 212

  Financial Accounting for Nonbusiness Majors

  • ACCT 1A

    Financial Accounting I

  • or
    ACCT 1AH

    Financial Accounting I - HONORS

• COMS 213

  Organizational Communication

  • COMM 17

    Organizational Communication

  • or
    COMM 17H

    Organizational Communication - HONORS

• ART 102

  Art and Design Foundation Studies I

  • ARTS 8

    Two-Dimensional Design

• GRC 201

  Digital Publishing Systems

  • ARTS 55B

    Graphic Design-Visual Communication 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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