Materials Science and 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.

• 19Mapped preparation courses
• 14Scheduled Fall 2026
• 10With open seats reported
• 113Current 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 26A, CIS 26B, CIS 36B, CIS 36A, ENGR 35. 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. CIS 41APython ProgrammingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 20 seats reported this term.
2. MATH 2ADifferential EquationsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 37 seats reported this term.
3. PHYS 4BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and MagnetismOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 39 seats reported this term.
4. PHYS 4CPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and ThermodynamicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 11 seats reported this term.
5. CHEM 12AOrganic Chemistry IFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. ENGR 35StaticsNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's 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 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.

• CS 9ARecommended

  Data Oriented Introduction to Computing I

  • CIS 41A

    Python Programming

• CS 10ARecommended

  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

• ME 10Recommended

  Statics

  • ENGR 35

    Statics

• PHYS 40A

  General Physics

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• MATH 46

  Intro to Ordinary Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

• 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

• MATH 10A + MATH 10B

  Calculus of Several Variables

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus III · Calculus IV

• CHEM 8A + CHEM 8LA

  ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

  • CHEM 12A

    Organic Chemistry I

• MATH 9A + MATH 9B + MATH 9C

  First-Year Calculus

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1B + MATH 1A

    Calculus III · Calculus II · Calculus I

• CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C + CHEM 1LA + CHEM 1LB + CHEM 1LC

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1C + CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry III · General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II

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