Plant Biology, B.A. or

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.

• 9Mapped preparation courses
• 7Scheduled Fall 2026
• 4With open seats reported
• 79Current 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. 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.
   • 106 seats reported this term.
2. MATH 1ACalculus IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
3. MATH 1BCalculus IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 147 seats reported this term.
4. CHEM 1AGeneral Chemistry IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 27 seats reported this term.
5. BIOL 6AForm and Function in the Biological WorldFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. BIOL 6BCell and Molecular BiologyNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 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.

• MATH 7A

  Calculus for Life Sciences

  No Course Articulated

  An AP exam may be used to satisfy this course requirement

• MATH 7B

  Calculus for Life Sciences

  No Course Articulated

  An AP exam may be used to satisfy this course requirement

• MATH 7ARecommended

  Calculus for Life Sciences

  No Course Articulated

  An AP exam may be used to satisfy this course requirement

• MATH 7BRecommended

  Calculus for Life Sciences

  No Course Articulated

  An AP exam may be used to satisfy this course requirement

• MATH 9CRecommended

  First-Year Calculus

  • MATH 1C

    Calculus III

  An AP exam may be used to satisfy this course requirement

• BIOL 5A + BIOL 5B + BIOL 5C + BIOL 5LA

  Intro to Cell and Molecular Biology

  • BIOL 6A + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6C

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

• MATH 9A + MATH 9B

  First-Year Calculus

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B

    Calculus I · Calculus II

• 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

• MATH 9A + MATH 9B + MATH 9CRecommended

  First-Year Calculus

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1B + MATH 1A

    Calculus III · Calculus II · Calculus I

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

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