Geological Sciences - Emphasis in Environmental Geosciences

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.

• 12Mapped preparation courses
• 7Scheduled Fall 2026
• 4With open seats reported
• 72Current 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, CHEM 1CH, STAT C1000H, 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. ESCI 1Environmental ScienceOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 92 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. CHEM 1BGeneral Chemistry IIFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. CHEM 1BHGeneral Chemistry II - HONORSNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. CHEM 1AGeneral Chemistry IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 27 seats reported this term.
6. STAT C1000Introduction to StatisticsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 244 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.

• OCEAN 100

  The Ocean Planet

  Course(s) Denied

• 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

• CHEM 201

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry III · General Chemistry II

  • or
    CHEM 1CH + CHEM 1BH

    General Chemistry III - HONORS · General Chemistry II - HONORS

• GEOL 205

  Earth System History

  No Course Articulated

• CHEM 251

  Analytical Chemistry

  No Course Articulated

• MATH 124

  Calculus for the Life Sciences

  No Course Articulated

• ENV S 100

  Environmental Sciences

  • ESCI 1

    Environmental Science

• BIOL 100

  General Biology

  No Course Articulated

• BIOL 100L

  General Biology Laboratory

  No Course Articulated

• PHYS 180A

  Fundamentals of Physics

  No Course Articulated

• PHYS 182A

  Physical Measurements

  No Course Articulated

• STAT 250

  Statistical Principles and Practices

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

• BIOL 215

  Biostatistics

  No Course Articulated

• GEOL 100 + GEOL 101

  Planet Earth

  • GEOL 10

    Introductory Geology

• GEOL 101 + GEOL 104

  Dynamics of the Earth Laboratory

  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

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
• American Indian StudiesDe Anza → San Diego State
• CommunicationDe Anza → San Diego State
• International Business , English -North America EmphasisDe Anza → San Diego State
• Classics, B.A. - Emphasis in Classical Humanities or in Classical LanguageDe Anza → San Diego State

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