Environmental Studies

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.

• 8Mapped preparation courses
• 8Scheduled Fall 2026
• 5With open seats reported
• 32Current 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.

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. ESCI 1Environmental ScienceOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 92 seats reported this term.
2. GEO 1Physical GeographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 48 seats reported this term.
3. GEOL 20General OceanographyWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. MET 12Introduction to Climate ChangeWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. E S 1Introduction to Environmental StudiesOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 79 seats reported this term.
6. ESCI 19Environmental BiologyOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 36 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.

• ENSC 1Recommended

  Intro to Environmental Science: Natural Resources

  • ESCI 19

    Environmental Biology

  • or
    E S 1

    Introduction to Environmental Studies

  An AP exam may be used to satisfy this course requirement

• ENSC 2Recommended

  Intro to Environmental Science: Environmental Quality

  • ESCI 1

    Environmental Science

  An AP exam may be used to satisfy this course requirement

• GEO 2Recommended

  Earth's Climate Through Time

  • GEO 1

    Physical Geography

• GEO 3Recommended

  HEADLINES IN THE HISTORY OF LIFE

  • BIOL 45

    Introduction to Human Nutrition

  • or
    NUTR 10

    Contemporary Nutrition

• GEO 9Recommended

  Oceanography

  • GEOL 20

    General Oceanography

• GEO 11Recommended

  Global Climate Change

  • MET 12

    Introduction to Climate Change

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 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

Common questions