Chemistry

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
• 14Scheduled Winter 2027
• 14With 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: EWRT 1C, ENGL C1001H. 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.
   • 935 seats reported this term.
2. MATH 1BCalculus IIOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 830 seats reported this term.
3. PHYS 4APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: MechanicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 210 seats reported this term.
4. PHYS 4BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and MagnetismOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 180 seats reported this term.
5. PHYS 4CPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and ThermodynamicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 90 seats reported this term.
6. CHEM 12AOrganic Chemistry IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 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 30

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

• CHEM 24

  Organic Chemistry Lecture I

  • CHEM 12A + CHEM 12B

    Organic Chemistry I · Organic Chemistry II

• CHEM 1A

  General Chemistry I

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II

• PHYS 11C

  General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• MATH 31

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus II

• CHEM 25

  Organic Chemistry Laboratory

  • CHEM 12B + CHEM 12A

    Organic Chemistry II · Organic Chemistry I

• PHYS 11B

  General Physics: Heat, Light, Sound, Modern Physics

  • PHYS 4C

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

• CHEM 1B

  General Chemistry II

  • CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry III · General Chemistry II

• PHYS 11A

  General Physics: Mechanics

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• CHEM 31

  Quantitative Analysis

  Not Articulated

• MATH 32

  Calculus III

  • MATH 1D + MATH 1C

    Calculus IV · Calculus III

• Courses approved for Second Semester Composition Graduation Requirement
  • EWRT 1B

    Reading, Writing and Research

  • or
    EWRT 1C

    Literature and Composition

  • or
    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - HONORS

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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