Physics

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.

• 15Mapped preparation courses
• 15Scheduled Fall 2026
• 7With open seats reported
• 95Current 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.

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 4BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and MagnetismOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 39 seats reported this term.
2. PHYS 4CPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and ThermodynamicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 11 seats reported this term.
3. PHYS 4APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: MechanicsWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. MATH 2ADifferential EquationsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 37 seats reported this term.
5. MATH 2AHDifferential Equations - HONORSFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. MATH 2BLinear AlgebraWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.

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 228

  Calculus III

  • MATH 1D

    Calculus IV

  • or
    MATH 1DH

    Calculus IV - HONORS

• 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

• MATH 245

  Elementary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2A + MATH 2B

    Differential Equations · Linear Algebra

  • or
    MATH 2BH + MATH 2A

    Linear Algebra - HONORS · Differential Equations

  • or
    MATH 2B + MATH 2AH

    Linear Algebra · Differential Equations - HONORS

  • or
    MATH 2BH + MATH 2AH

    Linear Algebra - HONORS · Differential Equations - HONORS

• MATH 225

  Introduction to Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

  • or
    MATH 2BH

    Linear Algebra - HONORS

• MATH 376

  Ordinary Differential Equations I

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

  • or
    MATH 2AH

    Differential Equations - HONORS

• PHYS 240 + PHYS 242

  General Physics with Calculus III

  • PHYS 4C

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

• 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

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 Francisco State majors from De Anza

• Philosophy: Concentration in Philosophy and LawDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Biology: GeneralDe Anza → San Francisco State
• HumanitiesDe Anza → San Francisco State
• JapaneseDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Theatre ArtsDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Modern Jewish StudiesDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Music, Concentration in Vocal PerformanceDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Journalism: Concentration in Photojournalism and Documentary PhotographyDe Anza → San Francisco State

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