DATA SCIENCE AND COMPUTING, Biology Emphasis, B.S. (Transfer Starting Fall 2026)

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.

• 26Mapped preparation courses
• 15Scheduled Winter 2027
• 14With open seats reported
• 166Current 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: COMM 9H, EWRT 1C, ENGL C1001H, ENGL C1000H, MATH 2AH, MATH 2BH, MATH 1BH, MATH 1AH, MATH 1CH, BIOL 6C, BIOL 6CH. 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. BIOL 6BCell and Molecular BiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 212 seats reported this term.
2. MATH 23Engineering StatisticsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
3. MATH 1BCalculus IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 830 seats reported this term.
4. MATH 1BHCalculus II - HONORSNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. BIOL 6AForm and Function in the Biological WorldOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 64 seats reported this term.
6. COMM 9Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written CommunicationOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 60 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

Left: what UC Merced requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• WRI 010

  College Reading and Composition

  • COMM 9

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication

  • or
    COMM 9H

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication - HONORS

  • or
    EWRT 1B

    Reading, Writing and Research

  • or
    EWRT 1C

    Literature and Composition

  • or
    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - HONORS

  • or
    PHIL 3

    Critical Thinking and Writing

• WRI 001

  Academic Writing

  • ESL 5

    Advanced Composition and Reading

  • or
    ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - HONORS

• MATH 032Recommended

  Probability and Statistics

  • MATH 23

    Engineering Statistics

• MATH 024

  Linear Algebra and Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A + MATH 2B

    Differential Equations · Linear Algebra

  • or
    MATH 2AH + MATH 2BH

    Differential Equations - HONORS · Linear Algebra - HONORS

• MATH 021

  Calculus I for Physical Sciences & Engineering

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1A

    Calculus II · Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1AH

    Calculus II - HONORS · Calculus I - HONORS

• MATH 022

  Calculus II for Physical Sciences & Engineering

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1C

    Calculus II · Calculus III

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1CH

    Calculus II - HONORS · Calculus III - HONORS

• BIO 011 + BIO 011LRecommended

  Introduction to Molecular Biology

  • BIOL 6B

    Cell and Molecular Biology

• BIO 012 + BIO 012LRecommended

  Introduction to Organismal Biology

  • BIOL 6A + BIOL 6C

    Form and Function in the Biological World · Ecology and Evolution

  • or
    BIOL 6A + BIOL 6CH

    Form and Function in the Biological World · Ecology and Evolution - HONORS

  • or
    BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6CH

    Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS · Ecology and Evolution - HONORS

  • or
    BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6C

    Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS · Ecology and Evolution

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 Merced majors from De Anza

• SOCIOLOGY, Race and Racial Justice EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• ACCOUNTING, B.S. (*Updated* - Transfer Starting Spring 2027)De Anza → UC Merced
• AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGDe Anza → UC Merced
• ANTHROPOLOGYDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computational Biology EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computational and Data Sciences EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computer Science EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Economics EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced

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