Biological Sciences

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.

• 15Mapped preparation courses
• 12Scheduled Winter 2027
• 12With open seats reported
• 81Current 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 2C, STAT C1000H, BIOL 6C. 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. MATH 1ACalculus IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 935 seats reported this term.
2. BIOL 6BCell and Molecular BiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 212 seats reported this term.
3. CHEM 1BGeneral Chemistry IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 210 seats reported this term.
4. PHYS 2CGeneral Physics IIINot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. BIOL 6AForm and Function in the Biological WorldOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 64 seats reported this term.
6. CHEM 12AOrganic Chemistry IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 52 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

Left: what CSU Sacramento 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 26A

  Calculus I for the Social and Life Sciences

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 12

    Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Science

• MATH 30

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

• PHYS 5A

  General Physics: Mechanics, Heat, Sound

  • PHYS 2C + PHYS 2A

    General Physics III · General Physics I

• PHYS 5B

  General Physics: Light, Electricity and Magnetism, Modern Physics

  • PHYS 2B + PHYS 2C

    General Physics II · General Physics III

• CHEM 1A

  General Chemistry I

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II

• CHEM 1B

  General Chemistry II

  • CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry III · General Chemistry II

• STAT 1

  Introduction to Statistics

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

• BIO 1

  Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology

  • BIOL 6A + BIOL 6C

    Form and Function in the Biological World · Ecology and Evolution

• BIO 2

  Cells, Molecules and Genes

  • BIOL 6B

    Cell and Molecular Biology

• CHEM 20

  Organic Chemistry Lecture--Brief Course

  Not Articulated

• CHEM 24

  Organic Chemistry Lecture I

  • CHEM 12A + CHEM 12B

    Organic Chemistry I · Organic Chemistry II

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 Sacramento majors from De Anza

• 1 - Second Semester Composition Graduation RequirementDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Anthropology, BA - Archaeology and Biological AnthropologyDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Anthropology, BA - Culture, Language and SocietyDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Anthropology, BA - General AnthropologyDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Architecture StudiesDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Art HistoryDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• ArtDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Asian StudiesDe Anza → CSU Sacramento

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