Cybersecurity

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.

• 7Mapped preparation courses
• 5Scheduled Fall 2026
• 2With open seats reported
• 10Current 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: CIS 67A, CIS 67B. 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. CIS 46Fundamentals of Digital SecurityWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. CIS 41APython ProgrammingOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 20 seats reported this term.
3. CIS 41BAdvanced Python ProgrammingOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 17 seats reported this term.
4. CIS 40Introduction to Programming in PythonFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. CIS 6Introduction to Data Communication and NetworkingFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. CIS 67ALocal Area NetworksNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

Left: what National University requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• CYB 202

  Introduction to Networking

  • CIS 6

    Introduction to Data Communication and Networking

  • or
    CIS 67A + CIS 67B

    Local Area Networks · Introduction to Wide Area Networking

• CYB 204

  Operating System Fundamentals

  No Course Articulated

• CYB 206

  Introduction to Cybersecurity

  • CIS 46

    Fundamentals of Digital Security

• CYB 215

  Fundamentals of Virtualization and Cloud Computing

  No Course Articulated

• CYB 216

  Programming for Cybersecurity

  • CIS 40

    Introduction to Programming in Python

  • or
    CIS 41A + CIS 41B

    Python Programming · Advanced Python Programming

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 National University majors from De Anza

• Homeland Security and Emergency ManagementDe Anza → National University
• CommunicationDe Anza → National University
• ManagementDe Anza → National University
• Early Childhood EducationDe Anza → National University
• MathematicsDe Anza → National University
• Nursing, B.S. - Generic Entry (B.S.N.)(California)De Anza → National University
• Integrated Marketing CommunicationDe Anza → National University
• AccountingDe Anza → National University

Common questions