MATERIALS ENGINEERING

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.

• 28Mapped preparation courses
• 23Scheduled Fall 2026
• 10With open seats reported
• 145Current 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: PHYS 4D, ACCT 1AH, CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1AH, ENGR 35. 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 4 separate requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
2. PHYS 4BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and MagnetismOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 39 seats reported this term.
3. PHYS 4CPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and ThermodynamicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 11 seats reported this term.
4. PHYS 4APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: MechanicsWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. BUS 18Business Law IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 14 seats reported this term.
6. ENGR 37Introduction to Circuit AnalysisOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 14 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.

• BUS 207

  Legal Responsibilities of Business

  • BUS 18

    Business Law I

• PHYS 211

  Modern Physics I

  • PHYS 4D

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Modern Physics

• ECON 221

  Microeconomics

  • ECON 2

    Principles of Microeconomics

  • or
    ECON 2H

    Principles of Microeconomics - HONORS

• BUS 212

  Financial Accounting for Nonbusiness Majors

  • ACCT 1A

    Financial Accounting I

  • or
    ACCT 1AH

    Financial Accounting I - HONORS

• MATE 120

  Introduction to Materials Engineering Design II

  • ENGR 10

    Introduction to Engineering

• MATH 141

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

• CHEM 125

  General Chemistry for Physical Science and Engineering II

  • CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry II

  • or
    CHEM 1BH

    General Chemistry II - HONORS

• CHEM 124

  General Chemistry for Physical Science and Engineering I

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry I

  • or
    CHEM 1AH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS

• MATH 241

  Calculus IV

  • MATH 1D

    Calculus IV

  • or
    MATH 1DH

    Calculus IV - HONORS

• EE 201

  Electric Circuit Theory

  • ENGR 37

    Introduction to Circuit Analysis

• PHYS 142

  General Physics II

  • PHYS 4C

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

• PHYS 141

  General Physics I

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• ME 211

  Engineering Statics

  • ENGR 35

    Statics

• MATH 143

  Calculus III

  • MATH 1C

    Calculus III

  • or
    MATH 1CH

    Calculus III - HONORS

• MATH 142

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1BH

    Calculus II - HONORS

• MATH 244

  Linear Analysis I

  • MATH 2A + MATH 2AH + MATH 2B + MATH 2BH

    Differential Equations · Differential Equations - HONORS · Linear Algebra · Linear Algebra - HONORS

• PHYS 143

  General Physics III

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• PHYS 141 + PHYS 142 + PHYS 143

  General Physics I

  • PHYS 4A + PHYS 4C + PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics · Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and Thermodynamics · Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• MATH 141 + MATH 142 + MATH 143 + MATH 241

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1AH + MATH 1B + MATH 1BH

    Calculus I · Calculus I - HONORS · Calculus II · Calculus II - HONORS

  • or
    MATH 1C + MATH 1CH

    Calculus III · Calculus III - HONORS

  • or
    MATH 1D + MATH 1DH

    Calculus IV · Calculus IV - HONORS

• MATH 141 + MATH 142

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1AH + MATH 1B + MATH 1BH

    Calculus I · Calculus I - HONORS · Calculus II · Calculus II - HONORS

• MATH 141 + MATH 142 + MATH 143

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1AH + MATH 1B + MATH 1BH

    Calculus I · Calculus I - HONORS · Calculus II · Calculus II - HONORS

  • or
    MATH 1C + MATH 1CH

    Calculus III · Calculus 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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