Marine Biology

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.

• 27Mapped preparation courses
• 17Scheduled Fall 2026
• 8With open seats reported
• 142Current 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: BIOL 6B, BIOL 6C, BIOL 6CH, BIOL 6AH, CHEM 1AH, CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1CH, CHEM 12B, PHYS 2C, PHYS 2B. 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 BiologyNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
2. STAT C1000Introduction to StatisticsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 244 seats reported this term.
3. MATH 1CCalculus IIIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 106 seats reported this term.
4. BIOL 6AForm and Function in the Biological WorldFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. BIOL 6AHForm and Function in the Biological World - 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. BIOL 6CEcology and EvolutionNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 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 UCLA 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 31ACheck on ASSIST

  Differential and Integral Calculus

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1AH

    Calculus I · Calculus I - HONORS

• MATH 31BCheck on ASSIST

  Integration and Infinite Series

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1B

    Calculus III · Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1CH + MATH 1B

    Calculus III - HONORS · Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1C

    Calculus II - HONORS · Calculus III

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1CH

    Calculus II - HONORS · Calculus III - HONORS

• MATH 32ACheck on ASSIST

  Calculus of Several Variables

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1CH

    Calculus III · Calculus III - HONORS

• LIFESCI 7A

  Cell and Molecular Biology

  • BIOL 6B

    Cell and Molecular Biology

• LIFESCI 7B

  Genetics, Evolution, and Ecology

  • BIOL 6C

    Ecology and Evolution

  • or
    BIOL 6CH

    Ecology and Evolution - HONORS

• LIFESCI 7C

  Physiology and Human Biology

  • BIOL 6A + BIOL 6AH

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

  • or
    BIOL 11

    Human Biology

• LIFESCI 7L

  Introduction to Laboratory and Scientific Methodology

  • BIOL 6A + BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6C + BIOL 6CH

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

• STATS 13Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to Statistical Methods for Life and Health Sciences

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

• CHEM 153A

  Biochemistry: Introduction to Structure, Enzymes, and Metabolism

  No Course Articulated

• CHEM 20A + CHEM 20B + CHEM 20L + CHEM 30AL

  Chemical Structure

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C + CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry II · General Chemistry III · General Chemistry I

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

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

• CHEM 30A + CHEM 30B

  Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity

  • CHEM 12A + CHEM 12B

    Organic Chemistry I · Organic Chemistry II

• PHYSICS 5A + PHYSICS 5B + PHYSICS 5CCheck on ASSIST

  Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Mechanics and Energy

  • PHYS 2C + PHYS 2B + PHYS 2A

    General Physics III · General Physics II · General Physics I

• PHYSICS 1A + PHYSICS 1B + PHYSICS 1C + PHYSICS 4AL + PHYSICS 4BLCheck on ASSIST

  Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

  • PHYS 4A + PHYS 4B + PHYS 4C

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics · Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism · Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and Thermodynamics

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 UCLA majors from De Anza

• Aerospace EngineeringDe Anza → UCLA
• African American StudiesDe Anza → UCLA
• African and Middle Eastern StudiesDe Anza → UCLA
• American Indian StudiesDe Anza → UCLA
• American Literature and CultureDe Anza → UCLA
• Ancient Near East and EgyptologyDe Anza → UCLA
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UCLA
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UCLA

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