Sustainability 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.

• 12Mapped preparation courses
• 11Scheduled Fall 2026
• 8With open seats reported
• 70Current 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 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. 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. SOC 1Introduction to SociologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 5 seats reported this term.
4. SOC 15Statistics and Research Methods in Social ScienceOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 9 seats reported this term.
5. STAT C1000Introduction to StatisticsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 244 seats reported this term.
6. WMST 1Introduction to Women's StudiesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 23 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.

• GSST 1Recommended

  Gender and Sexuality

  • WMST 1

    Introduction to Women's Studies

• SOC 5Recommended

  Statistical Analysis

  • SOC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

• STAT 8Recommended

  Statistics for Business

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  An AP exam may be used to satisfy this course requirement

• PSYC 11Recommended

  Psychological Methods: Statistical Procedures

  • PSYC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

• SOC 1Recommended

  Intro to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

• BIOL 5CRecommended

  Introductory Evolution and Ecology

  • BIOL 6C

    Ecology and Evolution

• GEO 2Recommended

  Earth's Climate Through Time

  • GEO 1

    Physical Geography

• GEO 9Recommended

  Oceanography

  • GEOL 20

    General Oceanography

• GEO 11Recommended

  Global Climate Change

  • MET 12

    Introduction to Climate Change

• ENGR 96Recommended

  Environment and Society

  No Course Articulated

• 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

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