Mechanical Engineering

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.

• 33Mapped preparation courses
• 24Scheduled Fall 2026
• 11With open seats reported
• 231Current 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: ENGR 35, COMM 9H, ENGL C1000H, EWRT 1BH, NAIS 15, EWRT 1C, COMM C1000H, CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1AH. 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. ELIT 39Contemporary LiteratureOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 26 seats reported this term.
2. ENGR 37Introduction to Circuit AnalysisOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 14 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.
   • 39 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.
   • 11 seats reported this term.
5. ENGR 35StaticsNot 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. NAIS 15Ethnic Studies and Native American LiteratureNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's 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.

• 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

• CHE 002BH

  Honors General Chemistry

  No Course Articulated

• CHE 002AH

  Honors General Chemistry

  No Course Articulated

• ENG 006

  Engineering Problem Solving

  No Course Articulated

• ENG 035

  Statics

  • ENGR 35

    Statics

• ENG 017

  Circuits I

  • ENGR 37

    Introduction to Circuit Analysis

• 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

• UWP 001

  Introduction to Academic Literacies

  • COMM 9

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication

  • or
    COMM 9H

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication - HONORS

  • or
    ESL 5

    Advanced Composition and Reading

  • or
    ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - HONORS

  • or
    EWRT 1B

    Reading, Writing and Research

  • or
    EWRT 1BH

    Reading, Writing and Research - HONORS

• NAS 005

  Introduction to Native American Literature

  • NAIS 15

    Ethnic Studies and Native American Literature

• COM 004

  Major Works of the Contemporary World

  • ELIT 39

    Contemporary Literature

• ENL 003

  Introduction to Literature

  • EWRT 1B

    Reading, Writing and Research

  • or
    EWRT 1BH

    Reading, Writing and Research - HONORS

  • or
    EWRT 1C

    Literature and Composition

• 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

• PHY 009B

  Classical Physics

  • PHYS 4C

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

• CMN 001

  Introduction to Public Speaking

  • COMM C1000

    Introduction to Public Speaking

  • or
    COMM C1000H

    Introduction to Public Speaking - Honors

• ENG 045

  Properties of Materials

  No Course Articulated

• 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

• 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

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