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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.

• 17Mapped preparation courses
• 11Scheduled Fall 2026
• 5With open seats reported
• 75Current 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 1AH, CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1CH, PHYS 4D, PHYS 2C, PHYS 2B. 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. CHEM 1AGeneral Chemistry IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 27 seats reported this term.
2. MATH 1ACalculus IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
3. MATH 1BCalculus IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 147 seats reported this term.
4. PHYS 4BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and MagnetismOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 39 seats reported this term.
5. PHYS 4CPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and ThermodynamicsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 11 seats reported this term.
6. CHEM 1AHGeneral Chemistry I - HONORSNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 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 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 161

  Differential & Integral Calc I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B

    Calculus I · Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1AH + MATH 1BH

    Calculus I - HONORS · Calculus II - HONORS

• CHEM 115A + CHEM 115B

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1A + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry II · General Chemistry I · General Chemistry III

  • or
    CHEM 1AH + CHEM 1BH + CHEM 1CH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS · General Chemistry II - HONORS · General Chemistry III - HONORS

• PHYS 114 + PHYS 116 + PHYS 214 + PHYS 216

  Introduction to Physics I

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

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

• PHYS 210A + PHYS 209A + PHYS 210B + PHYS 209B

  General Physics

  • PHYS 2A + PHYS 2C + PHYS 2B

    General Physics I · General Physics III · General Physics II

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

Common questions