Physics, BA - Teacher Preparation

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
• 15Scheduled Winter 2027
• 15With open seats reported
• 116Current 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. 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.
   • 80 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. GEOL 10Introductory GeologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 120 seats reported this term.
4. MATH 1ACalculus IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 935 seats reported this term.
5. MATH 1BCalculus IIOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 830 seats reported this term.
6. MATH 2ADifferential EquationsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 160 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.

• ENVS 10

  Introduction to Environmental Science

  Not Articulated

• CHEM 1B

  General Chemistry II

  • CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry III · General Chemistry II

• GEOL 10

  Physical Geology

  • GEOL 10

    Introductory Geology

• PHYS 11B

  General Physics: Heat, Light, Sound, Modern Physics

  • PHYS 4C

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

• GEOL 10L

  Physical Geology Lab

  Not Articulated

• PHYS 11C

  General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• ASTR 6

  Astronomical Observation Laboratory

  No Comparable Course

• BIO 1

  Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology

  • BIOL 6A + BIOL 6C

    Form and Function in the Biological World · Ecology and Evolution

• MATH 30

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

• MATH 32

  Calculus III

  • MATH 1D + MATH 1C

    Calculus IV · Calculus III

• PHYS 11A

  General Physics: Mechanics

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• MATH 31

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus II

• CHEM 1A

  General Chemistry I

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II

• MATH 45

  Differential Equations for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

• BIO 2

  Cells, Molecules and Genes

  • BIOL 6B

    Cell and Molecular Biology

• ASTR 4C

  Introduction to Astrobiology

  Not Articulated

• ASTR 4A

  Introduction to the Solar System

  Not Articulated

• ASTR 4B

  Introduction to Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology

  • ASTR 10

    Stellar 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 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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