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.

• 58Mapped preparation courses
• 46Scheduled Fall 2026
• 24With open seats reported
• 214Current 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: CIS 22BH, CIS 26A, CIS 26B, CIS 26BH, ENGR 35, ANTH 1H, BIOL 6B, BIOL 6C, BIOL 15, ESCI 60, MET 20L, 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. 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.
2. PHYS 4APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: MechanicsWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. ENGR 37Introduction to Circuit AnalysisOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 14 seats reported this term.
4. 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.
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. CHEM 1AGeneral Chemistry IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • 27 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.

• 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

• 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

• PHYSICS 7E

  Classical Physics

  • PHYS 4C

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

• MATH 2B

  Single-Variable Calculus

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1BH

    Calculus II - 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

• MATH 2A

  Single-Variable Calculus

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1AH + MATH 12

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

• ENGRCEE 30

  Statics

  • ENGR 35

    Statics

• ECON 20A

  Basic Economics I

  • ECON 2

    Principles of Microeconomics

  • or
    ECON 2H

    Principles of Microeconomics - HONORS

• PHYSICS 52A

  Fundamentals of Experimental Physics

  • PHYS 4C

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

• EECS 70A

  NETWORK ANALYSIS I

  • ENGR 37

    Introduction to Circuit Analysis

• Science courses (or lecture/lab combination) for Mechanical EngineeringCheck on ASSIST
  • ANTH 1 + ANTH 1L

    Physical Anthropology · Physical Anthropology Laboratory

  • or
    ANTH 1L + ANTH 1H

    Physical Anthropology Laboratory · Physical Anthropology - HONORS

  • or
    ASTR 4 + ASTR 15L

    Solar System Astronomy · Astronomy Laboratory

  • or
    ASTR 15L + ASTR 10

    Astronomy Laboratory · Stellar Astronomy

  • or
    BIOL 6A

    Form and Function in the Biological World

  • or
    BIOL 6B

    Cell and Molecular Biology

  • or
    BIOL 6C

    Ecology and Evolution

  • or
    BIOL 10

    Introductory Biology

  • or
    BIOL 11

    Human Biology

  • or
    BIOL 13

    Marine Biology

  • or
    BIOL 15

    California Ecology

  • or
    BIOL 26

    Introductory Microbiology

  • or
    BIOL 40C

    Human Anatomy and Physiology III

  • or
    CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry I

  • or
    CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry II

  • or
    CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry III

  • or
    CHEM 10

    Introductory Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 30A

    Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry I

  • or
    CHEM 30B

    Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry II

  • or
    ESCI 1L + ESCI 1

    Environmental Science Laboratory · Environmental Science

  • or
    ESCI 19

    Environmental Biology

  • or
    ESCI 60

    Restoration Ecology

  • or
    GEO 1

    Physical Geography

  • or
    GEOL 10

    Introductory Geology

  • or
    GEOL 20

    General Oceanography

  • or
    MET 10 + MET 10L

    Weather and Climate Processes · Meteorology Laboratory

  • or
    MET 10 + MET 20L

    Weather and Climate Processes · Climate Change Laboratory

  • or
    PHYS 2A

    General Physics I

  • or
    PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

  • or
    PHYS 10

    Concepts of Physics

• ENGR 1A + CHEM 1LECheck on ASSIST

  General Chemistry for Engineers

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry I

  • or
    CHEM 1AH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS

• CHEM 1A + CHEM 1LECheck on ASSIST

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry I

  • or
    CHEM 1AH

    General Chemistry I - 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 PhysicsDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Applied and Computational MathematicsDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Art HistoryDe Anza → UC Irvine
• ArtDe Anza → UC Irvine

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