Biotechnology

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.

• 27Mapped preparation courses
• 14Scheduled Fall 2026
• 7With open seats reported
• 85Current 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: BIOL 6AH, BIOL 6C, BIOL 6CH, BIOL 6B, CIS 36A, PHYS 2C, PHYS 2B, CHEM 1CH, MATH 22H, CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1AH, CHEM 12B, CHEM 12C. 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 12AOrganic Chemistry IFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. 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.
3. BIOL 6BCell and Molecular BiologyNot 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. CHEM 12BOrganic Chemistry IINot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. CHEM 12COrganic Chemistry IIINot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. PHYS 2BGeneral Physics IINot 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 UC Davis requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• BIS 002C

  Introduction to Biology: Biodiversity & the Tree of Life

  • BIOL 6A

    Form and Function in the Biological World

  • or
    BIOL 6AH

    Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS

• BIS 002B

  Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology & Evolution

  • BIOL 6C

    Ecology and Evolution

  • or
    BIOL 6CH

    Ecology and Evolution - HONORS

• BIS 002A

  Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth

  • BIOL 6B

    Cell and Molecular Biology

• BIT 091

  Undergraduate Seminars in Biotechnology

  This Course is Never Articulated

• ECS 032A

  Introduction to Programming

  • CIS 36A

    Introduction to Computer Programming Using Java

  • or
    CIS 41A

    Python Programming

• PHY 007B

  General Physics

  • PHYS 2C + PHYS 2B

    General Physics III · General Physics II

• PHY 007A

  General Physics

  • PHYS 2B + PHYS 2C

    General Physics II · General Physics III

• CHE 002C

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry III

  • or
    CHEM 1CH

    General Chemistry III - HONORS

• MAT 021A

  Calculus

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• MAT 021B

  Calculus

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1BH

    Calculus II - HONORS

• CHE 129A

  Organic Chemistry Laboratory

  • CHEM 12A

    Organic Chemistry I

• ECS 020

  Discrete Mathematics For Computer Science

  • MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

  • or
    MATH 22H

    Discrete Mathematics - HONORS

• ECS 032B

  Introduction to Data Structures

  • CIS 22C

    Data Abstraction and Structures

  • or
    CIS 22CH

    Data Abstraction and Structures - HONORS

• ECS 034

  Software Development in UNIX & C++

  This Course is Never Articulated

• ECS 050

  Computer Organization & Machine-Dependent Programming

  • CIS 21JA

    Introduction to x86 Processor Assembly Language and Computer Architecture

• CHE 002A + CHE 002B

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II

  • or
    CHEM 1A + CHEM 1BH

    General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II - HONORS

  • or
    CHEM 1AH + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry I - HONORS · General Chemistry II

  • or
    CHEM 1AH + CHEM 1BH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS · General Chemistry II - HONORS

• CHE 118A + CHE 118B + CHE 118C

  Organic Chemistry for Health & Life Sciences

  • CHEM 12A + CHEM 12B + CHEM 12C

    Organic Chemistry I · Organic Chemistry II · Organic Chemistry III

• CHE 128A + CHE 128B + CHE 128C

  Organic Chemistry

  • CHEM 12A + CHEM 12B + CHEM 12C

    Organic Chemistry I · Organic Chemistry II · Organic Chemistry III

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 UC Davis majors from De Anza

• Medicinal Chemistry & Drug DesignDe Anza → UC Davis
• Aerospace Science & EngineeringDe Anza → UC Davis
• African American & African StudiesDe Anza → UC Davis
• Agricultural & Environmental EducationDe Anza → UC Davis
• Agricultural & Environmental TechnologyDe Anza → UC Davis
• American StudiesDe Anza → UC Davis
• Animal BiologyDe Anza → UC Davis
• Animal Science & ManagementDe Anza → UC Davis

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