PHYSICS, B.A. QUARTER COLLEGE

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.

• 26Mapped preparation courses
• 20Scheduled Fall 2026
• 8With open seats reported
• 111Current 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 2B, PHYS 2C, PHYS 4D, CHEM 1CH, CHEM 1AH, CHEM 1BH. 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 10Concepts of PhysicsFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. ASTR 15LAstronomy LaboratoryOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 16 seats reported this term.
3. ASTR 4Solar System AstronomyOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 5 seats reported this term.
4. CHEM 1AGeneral Chemistry IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 27 seats reported this term.
5. CIS 22ABeginning Programming Methodologies in C++Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 5 seats reported this term.
6. MATH 1ACalculus IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 80 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• MATH 215

  INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ALGEBRA

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

  • or
    MATH 2BH

    Linear Algebra - HONORS

• CHEM 100

  INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE CHEMISTRY

  • CHEM 10

    Introductory Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 25

    Preparation Course for General Chemistry

• CS 100

  Programming for Everyone

  • CIS 22A

    Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 35A

    Java Programming

• CS 101

  Computer Science I

  Articulates as a Series Only

• PHYS 115

  ELEMENTARY PHYSICS

  • PHYS 10

    Concepts of Physics

• MATH 130 + MATH 131

  CALCULUS I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B

    Calculus I · Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1AH + MATH 1BH

    Calculus I - HONORS · Calculus II - HONORS

• PHYS 125 + PHYS 126

  Principles of Physics I

  • PHYS 2B + PHYS 2A + PHYS 2C

    General Physics II · General Physics I · General Physics III

• PHYS 135 + PHYS 136 + PHYS 137

  Physics for Scientists and Engineers I

  • PHYS 4B + PHYS 4C + PHYS 4D + PHYS 4A

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

• CHEM 111 + CHEM 111L + CHEM 112 + CHEM 112L

  GENERAL CHEMISTRY I

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II · General Chemistry III

  • or
    CHEM 1CH + CHEM 1AH + CHEM 1BH

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

• ASTR 138 + ASTR 139

  Descriptive Astronomy

  • ASTR 15L + ASTR 4

    Astronomy Laboratory · Solar System Astronomy

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 Hayward majors from De Anza

• Political Science, B.A.: Public Affairs and Administration ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward
• Environmental Science, B.S.: Environmental Health ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward
• BiochemistryDe Anza → CSU Hayward
• PhysicsDe Anza → CSU Hayward
• Liberal Studies, B.A.: Early Childhood Education ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward
• Human Development, B.A.: Early Childhood Development ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward
• Liberal Studies, B.A.: Liberal Arts ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward
• BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, B.S.: QUARTER COLLEGEDe Anza → CSU Hayward

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