Applied 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.

• 24Mapped preparation courses
• 18Scheduled Fall 2026
• 8With open seats reported
• 98Current 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: PHYS 4D, CIS 26A, CIS 36A, CIS 36B, CIS 29, CHEM 1CH. 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. PHYS 4DPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Modern PhysicsNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
2. PHYS 4BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and MagnetismOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 39 seats reported this term.
3. PHYS 4CPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and ThermodynamicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 11 seats reported this term.
4. PHYS 4APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: MechanicsWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. CIS 22ABeginning Programming Methodologies in C++Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 4 separate requirements.
   • 5 seats reported this term.
6. CIS 26AC as a Second Programming LanguageNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 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 Irvine requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• PHYSICS 61A

  Modern Physics

  • PHYS 4D

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Modern Physics

• PHYSICS 51A

  Modern Physics

  • PHYS 4D

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Modern Physics

• MATH 3D

  Elementary Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

  • or
    MATH 2AH

    Differential Equations - HONORS

• MATH 3A

  Introduction to Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

  • or
    MATH 2BH

    Linear Algebra - HONORS

• MATH 2D

  Multivariable Calculus

  • MATH 1D

    Calculus IV

  • or
    MATH 1DH

    Calculus IV - HONORS

• MATH 2E

  Multivariable Calculus

  • MATH 1D

    Calculus IV

  • or
    MATH 1DH

    Calculus IV - HONORS

• MATH 2A

  Single-Variable Calculus

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1AH + MATH 12

    Calculus I · Calculus I - HONORS · Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Science

• MATH 2B

  Single-Variable Calculus

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1BH

    Calculus II - HONORS

• PHYSICS 7E

  Classical Physics

  • PHYS 4C

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

• PHYSICS 52C

  Fundamentals of Experimental Physics

  • PHYS 4D

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Modern Physics

• PHYSICS 52B

  Fundamentals of Experimental Physics

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• PHYSICS 52A

  Fundamentals of Experimental Physics

  • PHYS 4C

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

• EECS 12

  Introduction to Programming

  • CIS 22A

    Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 26A

    C as a Second Programming Language

  • or
    CIS 35A

    Java Programming

  • or
    CIS 36A

    Introduction to Computer Programming Using Java

  • or
    CIS 36B

    Intermediate Problem Solving in Java

• PHYSICS 53

  Introduction to C and Numerical Analysis

  • CIS 26A

    C as a Second Programming Language

  • or
    CIS 22A

    Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++

• EECS 10

  Computational Methods in Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • CIS 22A

    Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 26A

    C as a Second Programming Language

  • or
    CIS 35A

    Java Programming

  • or
    CIS 36A

    Introduction to Computer Programming Using Java

• I&C SCI 45C

  Programming in C/C++ as a Second Language

  • CIS 22A + CIS 22B

    Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++ · Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 29

    Advanced C++ Programming

• CHEM 1C + CHEM 1LC

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry III

  • or
    CHEM 1CH

    General Chemistry III - HONORS

• PHYSICS 7C + PHYSICS 7LC

  Classical Physics

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• PHYSICS 7D + PHYSICS 7LD

  Classical Physics

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

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 Irvine majors from De Anza

• Accounting (Minor in)De Anza → UC Irvine
• Aerospace EngineeringDe Anza → UC Irvine
• African American StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Applied and Computational MathematicsDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Art HistoryDe Anza → UC Irvine
• ArtDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Asian American StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine

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