Computer 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.

• 20Mapped preparation courses
• 15Scheduled Winter 2027
• 15With open seats reported
• 107Current 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 21JB, CIS 27, CIS 29, CIS 36A, CIS 26A. 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
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 440 seats reported this term.
2. CIS 22CData Abstraction and StructuresOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 160 seats reported this term.
3. MATH 22Discrete MathematicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 160 seats reported this term.
4. MATH 2BLinear AlgebraOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 200 seats reported this term.
5. PHYS 4APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: MechanicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 210 seats reported this term.
6. PHYS 4BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and MagnetismOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 180 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what UC Riverside 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 31Recommended

  Applied Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• MATH 10A

  Calculus of Several Variables

  • MATH 1C

    Calculus III

• CS 11

  Intro to Discrete Structures

  • MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

• PHYS 40C

  General Physics

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• PHYS 40B

  General Physics

  • PHYS 4C

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

• CS 10C

  Intro to Data Structures and Algorithms

  • CIS 22C

    Data Abstraction and Structures

• CS 61

  Machine Organization and Assembly Language Programming

  • CIS 21JA + CIS 21JB

    Introduction to x86 Processor Assembly Language and Computer Architecture · Advanced x86 Processor Assembly Programming

• PHYS 40A

  General Physics

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• CS 10B

  Intro to Computer Science for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering II

  • CIS 22B

    Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 27

    Programming in C++ for C/Java Programmers

  • or
    CIS 28

    Object Oriented Analysis and Design

  • or
    CIS 29

    Advanced C++ Programming

  • or
    CIS 36B + CIS 36A

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

• CS 10A

  Intro to Computer Science for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering I

  • CIS 22A

    Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 26A

    C as a Second Programming Language

  • or
    CIS 26B

    Advanced C Programming

  • or
    CIS 36B + CIS 36A

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

  An AP exam may be used to satisfy this course requirement

• MATH 9A + MATH 9B + MATH 9C

  First-Year Calculus

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1B + MATH 1A

    Calculus III · Calculus II · Calculus I

Agreement year 2026-27, 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 Riverside majors from De Anza

• Actuarial ScienceDe Anza → UC Riverside
• African American StudiesDe Anza → UC Riverside
• Anthropology, B.A. orDe Anza → UC Riverside
• Art HistoryDe Anza → UC Riverside
• Art History/Administrative StudiesDe Anza → UC Riverside
• Art History/Religious StudiesDe Anza → UC Riverside
• ArtDe Anza → UC Riverside
• Asian American StudiesDe Anza → UC Riverside

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