Computer 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.

• 34Mapped preparation courses
• 24Scheduled Fall 2026
• 11With open seats reported
• 140Current 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: MATH 22H, CIS 35B, ANTH 1H, BIOL 6AH, BIOL 6B, BIOL 6C, BIOL 6CH, BIOL 10H, BIOL 15, ESCI 60. 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 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.
2. CIS 21JAIntroduction to x86 Processor Assembly Language and Computer ArchitectureOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 30 seats reported this term.
3. 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.
4. PSYC 24Introduction to PsychobiologyWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. MATH 1BCalculus IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 147 seats reported this term.
6. MATH 1BHCalculus II - HONORSFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 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 CSU Channel Islands 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 200

  General Physics I

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• PHYS 201

  General Physics II

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• BIOL 200

  Principles of Organismal and Population Biology

  No Comparable Course

• BIOL 212

  Principles of Neurobiology

  • PSYC 24

    Introduction to Psychobiology

• PHYS 200

  General Physics I

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• MATH 300

  Discrete Mathematics

  • MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

  • or
    MATH 22H

    Discrete Mathematics - HONORS

• MATH 230

  Logic and Mathematical Reasoning

  No Comparable Course

• COMP 162

  Computer Architecture and Assembly Language

  • CIS 21JA

    Introduction to x86 Processor Assembly Language and Computer Architecture

• MATH 150

  Calculus I

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

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

• MATH 151

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1BH + MATH 1C + MATH 1CH

    Calculus II · Calculus II - HONORS · Calculus III · Calculus III - HONORS

• MATH 240

  Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

  • or
    MATH 2BH

    Linear Algebra - HONORS

• COMP 151

  Data Structures and Program Design

  No Comparable Course

• COMP 232

  Programming Languages

  No Comparable Course

• COMP 150

  Object-oriented Programming

  • CIS 35A + CIS 35B

    Java Programming · Advanced Java Programming

• COMP 262

  Computer Organization and Architecture

  No Comparable Course

• Requirement
  • ANTH 1

    Physical Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 1H

    Physical Anthropology - HONORS

  • or
    ANTH 7

    Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

  • or
    BIOL 6A

    Form and Function in the Biological World

  • or
    BIOL 6AH

    Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS

  • or
    BIOL 6B

    Cell and Molecular Biology

  • or
    BIOL 6C

    Ecology and Evolution

  • or
    BIOL 6CH

    Ecology and Evolution - HONORS

  • or
    BIOL 10

    Introductory Biology

  • or
    BIOL 10H

    Introductory Biology - HONORS

  • or
    BIOL 11

    Human Biology

  • or
    BIOL 13

    Marine Biology

  • or
    BIOL 15

    California Ecology

  • or
    BIOL 26

    Introductory Microbiology

  • or
    BIOL 40C

    Human Anatomy and Physiology III

  • or
    ESCI 1

    Environmental Science

  • or
    ESCI 19

    Environmental Biology

  • or
    ESCI 60

    Restoration Ecology

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 CSU Channel Islands majors from De Anza

• Political ScienceDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• PsychologyDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• SpanishDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Global StudiesDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Communication, B.A. Environmental Communication EmphasisDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Art, B.A. Art HistoryDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Liberal Studies, B.A. Professional EmphasisDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Liberal Studies, B.A. Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) EmphasisDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands

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