Computer Science

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.

• 28Mapped preparation courses
• 22Scheduled Fall 2026
• 13With open seats reported
• 151Current 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: STAT C1000H, PHYS 4D, CIS 22BH, MATH 22H, CIS 36A, CIS 21JB. 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 18AIntroduction to Unix/LinuxOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 10 seats reported this term.
2. CIS 35AJava ProgrammingWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. MATH 2BLinear AlgebraWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. MATH 2BHLinear Algebra - HONORSFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. CIS 21JAIntroduction to x86 Processor Assembly Language and Computer ArchitectureOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 30 seats reported this term.
6. CIS 22ABeginning Programming Methodologies in C++Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 5 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

Left: what Sonoma 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 165

  Elementary Applied Statistics

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

• MATH 241

  Linear Algebra with Applications in Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A + MATH 2B

    Differential Equations · Linear Algebra

  • or
    MATH 2AH + MATH 2BH

    Differential Equations - HONORS · Linear Algebra - HONORS

• MATH 211

  Differential & Integral Calc II

  • MATH 1C

    Calculus III

  • or
    MATH 1CH

    Calculus III - HONORS

• MATH 222

  Elementary Applied Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

  • or
    MATH 2BH

    Linear Algebra - HONORS

• PHYS 214

  Introduction to Physics II

  • PHYS 4D + PHYS 4A + PHYS 4B + PHYS 4C

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Modern Physics · Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics · Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism · Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and Thermodynamics

• MATH 161

  Differential & Integral Calc I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B

    Calculus I · Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1AH + MATH 1BH

    Calculus I - HONORS · Calculus II - HONORS

• CS 215

  Programming II

  • CIS 22B + CIS 22C

    Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++ · Data Abstraction and Structures

  • or
    CIS 35A + CIS 22C

    Java Programming · Data Abstraction and Structures

  • or
    CIS 22CH + CIS 22BH

    Data Abstraction and Structures - HONORS · Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++ - HONORS

  • or
    CIS 35A + CIS 22CH

    Java Programming · Data Abstraction and Structures - HONORS

• CS 242

  Discrete Structures for CS

  • MATH 22 + MATH 22H

    Discrete Mathematics · Discrete Mathematics - HONORS

• CS 210

  Introduction to UNIX

  • CIS 18A

    Introduction to Unix/Linux

• CS 115

  Programming I

  • CIS 22A

    Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 35A

    Java Programming

  • or
    CIS 36A

    Introduction to Computer Programming Using Java

• CS 252

  Intro to Computer Organization

  • CIS 21JA

    Introduction to x86 Processor Assembly Language and Computer Architecture

  • or
    CIS 21JB

    Advanced x86 Processor Assembly Programming

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 Sonoma State majors from De Anza

• Business AdministrationDe Anza → Sonoma State
• Physics, B.S.: Astrophysics ConcentrationDe Anza → Sonoma State
• Women and Gender StudiesDe Anza → Sonoma State
• ==> Critical Race Studies Graduation RequirementDe Anza → Sonoma State
• Music, B.M.: Jazz Studies ConcentrationDe Anza → Sonoma State
• Theatre Arts, B.A.: Acting ConcentrationDe Anza → Sonoma State
• Biology, B.S.: Biomedical ConcentrationDe Anza → Sonoma State
• FrenchDe Anza → Sonoma State

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