Software 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.

• 21Mapped preparation courses
• 14Scheduled Winter 2027
• 14With open seats reported
• 89Current 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, CIS 29, CIS 35B, CIS 36A, MATH 22H, MATH 2BH. 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. MATH 23Engineering StatisticsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
2. CIS 22ABeginning Programming Methodologies in C++Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 280 seats reported this term.
3. CIS 22BIntermediate Programming Methodologies in C++Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 320 seats reported this term.
4. MATH 22Discrete MathematicsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 160 seats reported this term.
5. MATH 22HDiscrete Mathematics - HONORSNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. CIS 22CData Abstraction and StructuresOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 160 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

• STATS 67

  Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Computer Science

  • MATH 23

    Engineering Statistics

• 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

• I&C SCI 45J

  Programming in Java as a Second Language

  • CIS 35B + CIS 35A

    Advanced Java Programming · Java Programming

  • or
    CIS 36A + CIS 36B

    Introduction to Computer Programming Using Java · Intermediate Problem Solving in Java

• I&C SCI 46

  Data Structure Implementation and Analysis

  • CIS 22A + CIS 22B + CIS 22C

    Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++ · Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++ · Data Abstraction and Structures

  Effective next fall, this articulation is no longer valid

• I&C SCI 6B

  Boolean Logic and Discrete Structures

  • MATH 22 + MATH 22H

    Discrete Mathematics · Discrete Mathematics - HONORS

• I&C SCI 6D

  Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science

  • MATH 22 + MATH 22H

    Discrete Mathematics · Discrete Mathematics - HONORS

• MATH 3A

  Introduction to Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

  • or
    MATH 2BH

    Linear Algebra - HONORS

• I&C SCI 31 + I&C SCI 32 + I&C SCI 33

  Introduction to Programming

  • CIS 40 + CIS 41B + CIS 41A

    Introduction to Programming in Python · Advanced Python Programming · Python Programming

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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