Environmental and Earth System Science

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.

• 47Mapped preparation courses
• 29Scheduled Winter 2027
• 28With 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: MATH 1AH, MATH 1BH, STAT C1000H, POLI 20, MATH 1DH, MATH 2BH, MATH 2AH, CIS 26A, CIS 36A, CIS 22BH, CIS 26BH, BIOL 6C, BIOL 6CH, CHEM 1AH, CHEM 1CH, CHEM 1BH, PHYS 2C, 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. BIOL 6BCell and Molecular BiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 212 seats reported this term.
3. GEOL 20General OceanographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
4. MET 10Weather and Climate ProcessesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 120 seats reported this term.
5. MET 12Introduction to Climate ChangeOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
6. PHYS 4APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: MechanicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 210 seats reported this term.

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.

• 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

• MATH 2A

  Single-Variable Calculus

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1AH + MATH 12

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

• STATS 7

  Basic Statistics

  • STAT C1000 + STAT C1000H + PSYC 15 + POLI 20

    Introduction to Statistics · Introduction to Statistics - HONORS · Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science · Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

• PHYSICS 7E

  Classical Physics

  • PHYS 4C

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

• EARTHSS 1

  Introduction to Earth System Science

  • MET 12

    Introduction to Climate Change

• EARTHSS 3

  Oceanography

  • GEOL 20

    General Oceanography

• EARTHSS 5

  The Atmosphere

  • MET 10

    Weather and Climate Processes

• MATH 2D

  Multivariable Calculus

  • MATH 1D

    Calculus IV

  • or
    MATH 1DH

    Calculus IV - HONORS

• MATH 3A

  Introduction to Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

  • or
    MATH 2BH

    Linear Algebra - HONORS

• MATH 3D

  Elementary Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

  • or
    MATH 2AH

    Differential Equations - HONORS

• 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

• ENGRMAE 10

  Introduction to Engineering Computations

  • CIS 22A

    Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 22B

    Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 22BH

    Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++ - HONORS

  • or
    CIS 26A

    C as a Second Programming Language

  • or
    CIS 26B

    Advanced C Programming

  • or
    CIS 26BH

    Advanced C Programming - HONORS

• I&C SCI 31

  Introduction to Programming

  • CIS 40 + CIS 41A

    Introduction to Programming in Python · Python Programming

• PHYSICS 53

  Introduction to C and Numerical Analysis

  • CIS 26A

    C as a Second Programming Language

  • or
    CIS 22A

    Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++

• BIO SCI 93

  DNA to Organisms

  • BIOL 6B

    Cell and Molecular Biology

• BIO SCI 94

  Organisms to Ecosystems

  • BIOL 6C + BIOL 6A

    Ecology and Evolution · Form and Function in the Biological World

  • or
    BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6CH

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

• STATS 7

  Basic Statistics

  • STAT C1000 + STAT C1000H + PSYC 15 + POLI 20

    Introduction to Statistics · Introduction to Statistics - HONORS · Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science · Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

• CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C + CHEM 1LC + CHEM 1LD

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C + CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry II · General Chemistry III · General Chemistry I

  • or
    CHEM 1AH + CHEM 1CH + CHEM 1BH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS · General Chemistry III - HONORS · General Chemistry II - HONORS

• PHYSICS 3A + PHYSICS 3B + PHYSICS 3LB + PHYSICS 3C + PHYSICS 3LC

  Basic Physics I

  • PHYS 2A + PHYS 2B + PHYS 2C

    General Physics I · General Physics II · General Physics III

  Effective next fall, this articulation is no longer valid

• PHYSICS 7C + PHYSICS 7LC

  Classical Physics

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• CHEM 51A + CHEM 51LB

  Organic Chemistry

  • CHEM 12A

    Organic Chemistry I

• CHEM 51B + CHEM 51C + CHEM 51LC

  Organic Chemistry

  • CHEM 12B + CHEM 12C + CHEM 12A

    Organic Chemistry II · Organic Chemistry III · Organic Chemistry I

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 PhysicsDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Applied and Computational MathematicsDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Art HistoryDe Anza → UC Irvine
• ArtDe Anza → UC Irvine

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