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.

• 34Mapped preparation courses
• 19Scheduled Winter 2027
• 19With open seats reported
• 207Current 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 1CH, MATH 1BH, MATH 1DH, MATH 2BH, MATH 2AH, ENGL C1000H, CIS 22BH, CIS 29, CIS 27, EWRT 1BH, EWRT 1C, CHEM 1AH, CHEM 1BH, 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. MATH 1CCalculus IIIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 440 seats reported this term.
2. CIS 27Programming in C++ for C/Java ProgrammersNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
3. CIS 29Advanced C++ ProgrammingNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. MATH 1CHCalculus III - HONORSNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. CHEM 1AGeneral Chemistry IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 210 seats reported this term.
6. CHEM 1BGeneral Chemistry IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 210 seats reported this term.

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 31A

  Differential and Integral Calculus

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1AH

    Calculus I · Calculus I - HONORS

• MATH 31B

  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 32A

  Calculus of Several Variables

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1CH

    Calculus III · Calculus III - HONORS

• MATH 32B

  Calculus of Several Variables

  • MATH 1D + MATH 1DH

    Calculus IV · Calculus IV - HONORS

• MATH 33A

  Linear Algebra and Applications

  • MATH 2B + MATH 2BH

    Linear Algebra · Linear Algebra - HONORS

• MECH&AE 82

  Mathematics of Engineering

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

  • or
    MATH 2AH

    Differential Equations - HONORS

• ENGCOMP 3Check on ASSIST

  English Composition, Rhetoric, and Language

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - HONORS

• EC ENGR 100Recommended

  Electrical and Electronic Circuits

  Course(s) Denied

• COM SCI 31

  Introduction to Computer Science I

  • CIS 22B + CIS 22BH + CIS 29

    Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++ · Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++ - HONORS · Advanced C++ Programming

  • or
    CIS 27

    Programming in C++ for C/Java Programmers

• English composition coursesCheck on ASSIST
  • COMM 9

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication

  • or
    EWRT 1B

    Reading, Writing and Research

  • or
    EWRT 1BH

    Reading, Writing and Research - HONORS

  • or
    EWRT 1C

    Literature and Composition

  • or
    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    PHIL 3

    Critical Thinking and Writing

• Computer programming courses: C, C++, Java or Matlab
  • CIS 22A

    Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 27

    Programming in C++ for C/Java Programmers

  • or
    CIS 29

    Advanced C++ Programming

• CHEM 20A + CHEM 20B + CHEM 20L

  Chemical Structure

  • CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry III · General Chemistry II · General Chemistry I

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

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

• PHYSICS 1A + PHYSICS 1B + PHYSICS 1C + PHYSICS 4AL + PHYSICS 4BL

  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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