Geography - Emphasis in Geographic Information Science & Technology

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
• 11Scheduled Fall 2026
• 6With open seats reported
• 104Current 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: CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1AH, STAT C1000H, MATH 17, BIOL 10H. 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. GEO 1Physical GeographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 48 seats reported this term.
2. GEO 10World Regional GeographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 2 seats reported this term.
3. GEO 4Cultural GeographyFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. STAT C1000Introduction to StatisticsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 244 seats reported this term.
5. STAT C1000HIntroduction to Statistics - HONORSNot 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 San Diego State requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• GEOG 102

  People, Places, and Environments

  • GEO 4

    Cultural Geography

• GEOG 106

  World Regional Geography

  • GEO 10

    World Regional Geography

• MATH 150

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B

    Calculus I · Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1AH

    Calculus II - HONORS · Calculus I - HONORS

• MATH 124

  Calculus for the Life Sciences

  No Course Articulated

• CHEM 200

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry II · General Chemistry I

  • or
    CHEM 1BH + CHEM 1AH

    General Chemistry II - HONORS · General Chemistry I - HONORS

• PHYS 180A

  Fundamentals of Physics

  No Course Articulated

• PHYS 182A

  Physical Measurements

  No Course Articulated

• BIOL 100L

  General Biology Laboratory

  No Course Articulated

• BIOL 100

  General Biology

  No Course Articulated

• CS 150

  Introduction to Computer Programming

  No Course Articulated

• GEOG 101

  Earth's Physical Environment

  • GEO 1

    Physical Geography

• GEOG 101L

  Earth's Physical Environment Laboratory

  No Course Articulated

• GEOG 104

  Geographic Information Science and Spatial Reasoning

  No Course Articulated

• STAT 119

  Elementary Statistics for Business

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

  • or
    MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics 2

• STAT 250

  Statistical Principles and Practices

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

• CS 160

  Intermediate Computer Programming

  No Course Articulated

• BIOL 100 + BIOL 100L

  General Biology

  • BIOL 10

    Introductory Biology

  • or
    BIOL 10H

    Introductory Biology - HONORS

• PHYS 180A + PHYS 182A

  Fundamentals of Physics

  No Course Articulated

• CS 150 + CS 150L

  Introduction to Computer Programming

  No Course Articulated

• GEOG 101 + GEOG 101L

  Earth's Physical Environment

  No Course Articulated

• CS 160 + CS 160L

  Intermediate Computer Programming

  No Course 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 San Diego State majors from De Anza

• International Business, European Languages -North Atlantic EmphasisDe Anza → San Diego State
• Music, Jazz Studies SpecializationDe Anza → San Diego State
• International Business, Asian Languages - Singapore EmphasisDe Anza → San Diego State
• Management, Business AdministrationDe Anza → San Diego State
• Geological Sciences - Emphasis in Environmental GeosciencesDe Anza → San Diego State
• American Indian StudiesDe Anza → San Diego State
• CommunicationDe Anza → San Diego State
• International Business , English -North America EmphasisDe Anza → San Diego State

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