Chemical 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.

• 22Mapped preparation courses
• 11Scheduled Winter 2027
• 11With open seats reported
• 96Current 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: MATH 2BH, MATH 2AH, MATH 1BH, MATH 1AH, CHEM 1AH, CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1CH, PHYS 4D, MATH 1DH, MATH 1CH, 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 IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 52 seats reported this term.
2. PHYS 4APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: MechanicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 210 seats reported this term.
3. PHYS 4BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and MagnetismOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 180 seats reported this term.
4. PHYS 4CPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and ThermodynamicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 90 seats reported this term.
5. CHEM 1AHGeneral Chemistry I - HONORSNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. CHEM 1BHGeneral Chemistry II - HONORSNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.

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.

• MAT 022A

  Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

  • or
    MATH 2BH

    Linear Algebra - HONORS

• MAT 022B

  Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

  • or
    MATH 2AH

    Differential Equations - HONORS

• MAT 021B

  Calculus

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1BH

    Calculus II - HONORS

• MAT 021A

  Calculus

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• CHE 004A

  General Chemistry for the Physical Sciences & Engineering

  • CHEM 1AH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS

• CHE 004B

  General Chemistry for the Physical Sciences & Engineering

  • CHEM 1BH

    General Chemistry II - HONORS

• CHE 004C

  General Chemistry for the Physical Sciences & Engineering

  • CHEM 1CH

    General Chemistry III - HONORS

• PHY 009B

  Classical Physics

  • PHYS 4C

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

• PHY 009D

  Modern Physics

  • PHYS 4D

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Modern Physics

• PHY 009A

  Classical Physics

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• PHY 009C

  Classical Physics

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• CHE 129A

  Organic Chemistry Laboratory

  • CHEM 12A

    Organic Chemistry I

• MAT 021C + MAT 021D

  Calculus

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus III · Calculus IV

  • or
    MATH 1C + MATH 1DH

    Calculus III · Calculus IV - HONORS

  • or
    MATH 1CH + MATH 1D

    Calculus III - HONORS · Calculus IV

  • or
    MATH 1CH + MATH 1DH

    Calculus III - HONORS · Calculus IV - HONORS

• 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

Common questions