Forensic Science, Concentration in Digital Evidence

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.

• 43Mapped preparation courses
• 23Scheduled Fall 2026
• 11With open seats reported
• 222Current 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: EWRT 1BH, ESL 6, ENGL C1001H, COMM 9H, STAT C1000H, MATH 17, CIS 26A, CIS 22BH, ADMJ 84, BIOL 6B, BIOL 6C, BIOL 6CH, BIOL 6AH, PHYS 2C, PHYS 2B, MATH 22H, CIS 36A, CIS 36B, CIS 27, ENGL C1000H. 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 21JAIntroduction to x86 Processor Assembly Language and Computer ArchitectureOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 30 seats reported this term.
2. ADMJ 84Forensic ScienceNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
3. MATH 17Integrated Statistics 2Not currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. CIS 22ABeginning Programming Methodologies in C++Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 5 seats reported this term.
5. CIS 22BIntermediate Programming Methodologies in C++Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 24 seats reported this term.
6. STAT C1000Introduction to StatisticsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 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 Jose 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.

• ENGL 1B

  Argument and Analysis

  • EWRT 1B

    Reading, Writing and Research

  • or
    EWRT 1BH

    Reading, Writing and Research - HONORS

  • or
    ESL 6

    Critical Reading and Research for Writing

• ENGL 2

  Critical Thinking and Writing

  • ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - HONORS

  • or
    PHIL 3

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    COMM 9

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication

  • or
    COMM 9H

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication - HONORS

• JS 15

  Introductory Statistics in Justice Studies

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

  • or
    POLI 20

    Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

• STAT 95

  Elementary Statistics

  • PSYC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    SOC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

• UNVS 15

  Statway: Statistics-Concepts & Methods

  • MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics 2

• CS 22A

  Python for Everyone

  • CIS 40

    Introduction to Programming in Python

  • or
    CIS 41A

    Python Programming

• CS 49C

  Programming in C

  • CIS 26A

    C as a Second Programming Language

  • or
    CIS 22B + CIS 22A

    Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++ · Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 22BH + CIS 22A

    Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++ - HONORS · Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++

• FS 11

  Survey of Forensic Science

  • ADMJ 84

    Forensic Science

• CS 46B

  Introduction to Data Structures

  • CIS 22C

    Data Abstraction and Structures

  • or
    CIS 22CH

    Data Abstraction and Structures - HONORS

• BIOL 30

  Principles of Biology I

  • BIOL 6A + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6C

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• PHYS 2B

  Fundamentals of Physics

  • PHYS 2C + PHYS 2B

    General Physics III · General Physics II

• PHYS 2A

  Fundamentals of Physics

  • PHYS 2A + PHYS 2B

    General Physics I · General Physics II

• MATH 42

  Discrete Mathematics

  • MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

  • or
    MATH 22H

    Discrete Mathematics - HONORS

• MATH 30

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• CS 46A

  Introduction to Programming

  • CIS 35A

    Java Programming

  • or
    CIS 22B + CIS 22A

    Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++ · Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 22BH + CIS 22A

    Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++ - HONORS · Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 36A + CIS 36B

    Introduction to Computer Programming Using Java · Intermediate Problem Solving in Java

  • or
    CIS 27

    Programming in C++ for C/Java Programmers

• CS 47

  Introduction to Computer Systems

  • CIS 21JA

    Introduction to x86 Processor Assembly Language and Computer Architecture

• ENGL 1A

  First Year Writing

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - HONORS

  • or
    ESL 5

    Advanced Composition and Reading

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 Jose State majors from De Anza

• FrenchDe Anza → San Jose State
• DanceDe Anza → San Jose State
• Public Health, Concentration in Population Data ScienceDe Anza → San Jose State
• GeologyDe Anza → San Jose State
• Earth System ScienceDe Anza → San Jose State
• Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in Educational and Community Leadership, B.A. (SJSU Online)De Anza → San Jose State
• Engineering - Interdisciplinary Engineering, B.S. (SJSU Online)De Anza → San Jose State
• DanceDe Anza → San Jose State

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