Earth 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.

• 13Mapped preparation courses
• 9Scheduled Fall 2026
• 4With open seats reported
• 63Current 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: BIOL 6C, PHYS 2B, PHYS 2C, BIOL 6B. 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. ASTR 10Stellar AstronomyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 41 seats reported this term.
2. GEOL 10Introductory GeologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 28 seats reported this term.
3. BIOL 6BCell and Molecular BiologyNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. CHEM 30AIntroduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry IFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. 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.
6. CHEM 1AGeneral Chemistry IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 27 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.

• BIO 1

  Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology

  • BIOL 6A + BIOL 6C

    Form and Function in the Biological World · Ecology and Evolution

• BIO 7

  Introduction to the Science of Biology

  No Comparable Course

• CHEM 1A

  General Chemistry I

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II

• CHEM 6A

  Introduction to General Chemistry

  • CHEM 30A

    Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry I

• GEOL 12L

  Historical Geology Lab

  Not Articulated

• PHYS 5B

  General Physics: Light, Electricity and Magnetism, Modern Physics

  • PHYS 2B + PHYS 2C

    General Physics II · General Physics III

• ASTR 6

  Astronomical Observation Laboratory

  No Comparable Course

• MATH 26A

  Calculus I for the Social and Life Sciences

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 12

    Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Science

• BIO 2

  Cells, Molecules and Genes

  • BIOL 6B

    Cell and Molecular Biology

• GEOL 12

  Historical Geology

  Not Articulated

• PHYS 5A

  General Physics: Mechanics, Heat, Sound

  • PHYS 2C + PHYS 2A

    General Physics III · General Physics I

• ASTR 4B

  Introduction to Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology

  • ASTR 10

    Stellar Astronomy

• GEOL 7

  Natural Disasters

  Not Articulated

• GEOL 8L

  Earth Science Lab

  Not Articulated

• GEOL 10

  Physical Geology

  • GEOL 10

    Introductory Geology

• GEOL 10L

  Physical Geology Lab

  Not Articulated

• GEOL 8

  Earth Science

  No Comparable Course

• GEOL 8L

  Earth Science Lab

  Not Articulated

• GEOL 5

  Geology of Mexico

  Not 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 Sacramento majors from De Anza

• Exercise Science, BS - Clinical Exercise & Rehabilitation SpecialistDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Ethnic Studies, BA - Teachers in Bilingual EducationDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Music, BM - Jazz StudiesDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Physics, BS - BiophysicsDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• ChemistryDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Philosophy, BA - Science, Reason, and ValuesDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• PsychologyDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Geography, BA - Human GeographyDe Anza → CSU Sacramento

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