BIOCHEMISTRY

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.

• 16Mapped preparation courses
• 9Scheduled Fall 2026
• 5With open seats reported
• 93Current 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, BIOL 6B, BIOL 6C, 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. 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.
2. 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.
3. CHEM 1AGeneral Chemistry IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 27 seats reported this term.
4. MATH 1ACalculus IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 80 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 1CCalculus IIIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 106 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

Left: what CSU Northridge 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 255B

  Calculus for the Life Sciences II

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B + MATH 1C

    Calculus I · Calculus II · Calculus III

• MATH 255A

  Calculus for the Life Sciences I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B + MATH 1C

    Calculus I · Calculus II · Calculus III

• CHEM 101 + CHEM 101L + CHEM 101D

  General Chemistry I

  • CHEM 1C + CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry III · General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II

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

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

• BIOL 106 + BIOL 106L

  Biological Principles I

  • BIOL 6B + BIOL 6C + BIOL 6A

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

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

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

• CHEM 102 + CHEM 102L + CHEM 102D

  General Chemistry II

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C + CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry II · General Chemistry III · General Chemistry I

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

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

• BIOL 107 + BIOL 107L

  Biological Principles II

  • BIOL 6B + BIOL 6C + BIOL 6A

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

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

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

• PHYS 220B + PHYS 220BL

  Electricity and Magnetism

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• PHYS 220A + PHYS 220AL

  Mechanics

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

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 Northridge majors from De Anza

• INFORMATION SYSTEMS, B.S. - Option in Computer Information TechnologyDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• LANGUAGES AND CULTURES, B.A. - Option in ItalianDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, B.S. - Option in Financial AnalysisDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENTDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• POLITICAL SCIENCE, B.A. - Option in Public Policy and ManagementDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• CINEMA AND TELEVISION ARTS, B.A. - Option in Entertainment Media ManagementDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• HISTORY, B.A. - Junior-Year Integrated (JYI) History Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject CredentialDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, B.S. - Option in Systems and Operations ManagementDe Anza → CSU Northridge

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