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.

• 41Mapped preparation courses
• 27Scheduled Fall 2026
• 15With open seats reported
• 151Current 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 1BH, CHEM 1AH, CIS 22BH, CIS 36B, CIS 30A, CIS 35B, POLS C1000, PHYS 4D, CIS 26A, CIS 36A, BIOL 6C, BIOL 6B, BIOL 6AH, BIOL 6CH. 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. GEOL 10Introductory GeologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 28 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 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.
4. 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.
5. CIS 41APython ProgrammingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 20 seats reported this term.
6. MATH 22Discrete MathematicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 26 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what CSU Fullerton requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• CHEM 120A

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II

  • or
    CHEM 1BH + CHEM 1AH

    General Chemistry II - HONORS · General Chemistry I - HONORS

• CHEM 120B

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry II · General Chemistry III

• MATH 250A

  Calculus III

  • MATH 1D + MATH 1C

    Calculus IV · Calculus III

  • or
    MATH 1DH + MATH 1CH

    Calculus IV - HONORS · Calculus III - HONORS

• MATH 250B

  Intro to Linear Algebra and Diff. Equations

  • MATH 2B + MATH 2A

    Linear Algebra · Differential Equations

• CPSC 253

  Cybersecurity Foundations and Principles

  • CIS 46

    Fundamentals of Digital Security

• CPSC 131

  Data Structures

  • CIS 35A + CIS 22C

    Java Programming · Data Abstraction and Structures

  • or
    CIS 22CH + CIS 22BH

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

  • 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

  • or
    CIS 22C + CIS 22B

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

• CPSC 240

  Computer Organization & Assembly Language

  • CIS 21JA

    Introduction to x86 Processor Assembly Language and Computer Architecture

• CPSC 223C

  C Programming

  No Course Articulated

• CPSC 223N

  Visual C# Programming

  • CIS 30A

    Introduction to C# Programming

• CPSC 223J

  Java Programming

  • CIS 35B

    Advanced Java Programming

• CPSC 223P

  Python Programming

  • CIS 41A

    Python Programming

• MATH 338

  Stat Appl to Natural Sci

  No Course Articulated

• MATH 170B

  Mathematical Structure II

  • MATH 2A + MATH 2B

    Differential Equations · Linear Algebra

• MATH 170A

  Mathematical Structures I

  • MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

• MATH 150A

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B

    Calculus I · Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1AH

    Calculus II - HONORS · Calculus I - HONORS

• MATH 150B

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1C

    Calculus II · Calculus III

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1CH

    Calculus II - HONORS · Calculus III - HONORS

• POSC 100

  American Government

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

• GEOL 101 + GEOL 101L

  Introduction to Geology

  • GEOL 10

    Introductory Geology

• PHYS 225 + PHYS 225L

  Fundamental Phys; Mechanics

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• PHYS 226 + PHYS 226L

  Fund Phys.Elect + Magnetism

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• PHYS 227 + PHYS 227L

  Fund Phys: Waves, Optics, & Mod Phys

  • PHYS 4C + PHYS 4D

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

• CPSC 120A + CPSC 120L

  Introduction to Programming Lecture

  • CIS 26A

    C as a Second Programming Language

• CPSC 121A + CPSC 121L

  Object-Oriented Programming Lecture

  • CIS 22A

    Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 35A

    Java Programming

  • or
    CIS 36A

    Introduction to Computer Programming Using Java

• MATH 150A + MATH 150B

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B + MATH 1C

    Calculus I · Calculus II · Calculus III

• MATH 150A + MATH 150B + MATH 250A

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1A + MATH 1D + MATH 1C

    Calculus II · Calculus I · Calculus IV · Calculus III

• BIOL 151 + BIOL 152

  Cellular & Molecular Biology

  • BIOL 6A + BIOL 6C + BIOL 6B

    Form and Function in the Biological World · Ecology and Evolution · Cell and Molecular Biology

  • or
    BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6CH

    Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS · Cell and Molecular Biology · Ecology and Evolution - HONORS

• GEOL 101 + GEOL 101L

  Introduction to Geology

  • GEOL 10

    Introductory Geology

• PHYS 226 + PHYS 226L

  Fund Phys.Elect + Magnetism

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• PHYS 225 + PHYS 225L

  Fundamental Phys; Mechanics

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• PHYS 227 + PHYS 227L

  Fund Phys: Waves, Optics, & Mod Phys

  • PHYS 4C + PHYS 4D

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

• CHEM 120A + CHEM 120B

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II · General Chemistry III

• CPSC 120A + CPSC 120L + CPSC 121A + CPSC 121L + CPSC 131

  Introduction to Programming Lecture

  No Course Articulated

• MATH 135 + MATH 150A

  Business Calculus

  No Course Articulated

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 Fullerton majors from De Anza

• EconomicsDe Anza → CSU Fullerton
• Art, B.F.A. - Illustration ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Fullerton
• Political ScienceDe Anza → CSU Fullerton
• Ethnic Studies, B.A. - Chicana and Chicano Studies ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Fullerton
• Art, B.F.A. - Drawing and Painting ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Fullerton
• HistoryDe Anza → CSU Fullerton
• Earth ScienceDe Anza → CSU Fullerton
• ChemistryDe Anza → CSU Fullerton

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