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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.

• 25Mapped preparation courses
• 16Scheduled Winter 2027
• 15With open seats reported
• 107Current 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: MATH 1BH, MATH 1AH, MATH 1CH, BIOL 6C, BIOL 6CH, CHEM 1AH, CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1CH, PHYS 2C. 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. PHYS 4APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: MechanicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 210 seats reported this term.
2. PHYS 4BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and MagnetismOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 180 seats reported this term.
3. PHYS 4CPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and ThermodynamicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 90 seats reported this term.
4. CHEM 1BGeneral Chemistry IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 210 seats reported this term.
5. PHYS 2BGeneral Physics IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 30 seats reported this term.
6. 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.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

Left: what San Francisco 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.

• MATH 226

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1A

    Calculus II · Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1AH

    Calculus II - HONORS · Calculus I - HONORS

  • or
    MATH 1A + MATH 1BH

    Calculus I · Calculus II - HONORS

  • or
    MATH 1AH + MATH 1B

    Calculus I - HONORS · Calculus II

• MATH 227

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1C

    Calculus III

  • or
    MATH 1CH

    Calculus III - HONORS

• BIOL 230

  Introductory Biology I

  • BIOL 6B + BIOL 6A + BIOL 6C

    Cell and Molecular Biology · Form and Function in the Biological World · Ecology and Evolution

  • or
    BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6CH + BIOL 6B

    Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS · Ecology and Evolution - HONORS · Cell and Molecular Biology

  • or
    BIOL 6CH + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6A

    Ecology and Evolution - HONORS · Cell and Molecular Biology · Form and Function in the Biological World

  • or
    BIOL 6C + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6AH

    Ecology and Evolution · Cell and Molecular Biology · Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS

• CHEM 115

  General Chemistry I: Essential Concepts of Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II

  • or
    CHEM 1AH + CHEM 1BH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS · General Chemistry II - HONORS

• CHEM 215

  General Chemistry II: Quantitative Applications of Chemistry Concepts

  • CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry III · General Chemistry II

  • or
    CHEM 1BH + CHEM 1CH

    General Chemistry II - HONORS · General Chemistry III - HONORS

• CHEM 233 + CHEM 234

  Organic Chemistry I

  • CHEM 12A + CHEM 12B

    Organic Chemistry I · Organic Chemistry II

• PHYS 111 + PHYS 112

  General Physics I

  • PHYS 2A + PHYS 2B

    General Physics I · General Physics II

• PHYS 121 + PHYS 122

  General Physics II

  • PHYS 2B + PHYS 2C

    General Physics II · General Physics III

• PHYS 220 + PHYS 222

  General Physics with Calculus I

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• PHYS 230 + PHYS 232

  General Physics with Calculus II

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• PHYS 220 + PHYS 222

  General Physics with Calculus I

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• PHYS 240 + PHYS 242

  General Physics with Calculus III

  • PHYS 4C

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

Agreement year 2026-27, 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 Francisco State majors from De Anza

• Africana StudiesDe Anza → San Francisco State
• American Indian StudiesDe Anza → San Francisco State
• American StudiesDe Anza → San Francisco State
• AnthropologyDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Apparel Design and Merchandising: Concentration in DesignDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Apparel Design and Merchandising: Concentration in MerchandisingDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Art HistoryDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Art: Concentration in Art History and Studio ArtDe Anza → San Francisco State

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