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.

• 28Mapped preparation courses
• 20Scheduled Fall 2026
• 11With open seats reported
• 126Current 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: CHEM 1AH, CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1CH, CIS 27, CIS 36A, CIS 22BH, CIS 36B, MATH 22H. 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. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. PHYS 4APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: MechanicsWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. CHEM 1AGeneral Chemistry IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 27 seats reported this term.
6. CHEM 1BGeneral Chemistry IIFull
   • 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 Chico 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 204C

  Physics for Students of Science and Engineering: Heat, Wave Motion, Sound, Light, and Modern Topics

  • PHYS 4C

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

• CHEM 107

  General Chemistry for Applied Sciences

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II

  • or
    CHEM 25

    Preparation Course for General Chemistry

• CHEM 111

  General Chemistry I

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

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

• CHEM 108

  Organic Chemistry for Applied Sciences

  No Course Articulated

• CHEM 112

  General Chemistry II

  • CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry III

  • or
    CHEM 1CH

    General Chemistry III - HONORS

• PHYS 204A

  Physics for Students of Science and Engineering: Mechanics

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• PHYS 204B

  Physics for Students of Science and Engineering: Electricity and Magnetism

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• CSCI 111

  Programming and Algorithms I

  • CIS 22A

    Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 27

    Programming in C++ for C/Java Programmers

  • or
    CIS 35A

    Java Programming

  • or
    CIS 36A

    Introduction to Computer Programming Using Java

• CSCI 211

  Programming and Algorithms II

  • CIS 22C + CIS 22B

    Data Abstraction and Structures · Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 22CH + CIS 22BH

    Data Abstraction and Structures - HONORS · Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++ - HONORS

  • or
    CIS 22C + CIS 35A

    Data Abstraction and Structures · Java Programming

  • or
    CIS 36B + CIS 22C

    Intermediate Problem Solving in Java · Data Abstraction and Structures

  • or
    CIS 22CH + CIS 35A

    Data Abstraction and Structures - HONORS · Java Programming

  • or
    CIS 22CH + CIS 36B

    Data Abstraction and Structures - HONORS · Intermediate Problem Solving in Java

• CSCI 217

  Discrete Mathematics

  • MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

  • or
    MATH 22H

    Discrete Mathematics - HONORS

• MATH 120

  Analytic Geometry and Calculus

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

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

• MATH 121

  Analytic Geometry and Calculus

  • MATH 1C

    Calculus III

  • or
    MATH 1CH

    Calculus III - HONORS

• CSCI 221

  Assembly Language Programming

  • CIS 21JA

    Introduction to x86 Processor Assembly Language and Computer Architecture

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 Chico majors from De Anza

• Political Science B.A. - U.S. Politics OptionDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Music Industry and Technology B.A. - Recording Arts OptionDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Multicultural and Gender Studies B.A. Online Degree CompletionDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Communication Studies B.A. - Communication and Public Affairs OptionDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Business Administration B.S. Online Degree Completion - Corporate Accounting OptionDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Civil Engineering B.S.- Structural EngineeringDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Animal Science B.S. - Pre-Veterinary Science OptionDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Kinesiology B.A. - Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) OptionDe Anza → CSU Chico

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