Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis

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.

• 43Mapped preparation courses
• 31Scheduled Winter 2027
• 28With open seats reported
• 163Current 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: MATH 17, POLI 20, STAT C1000H, CHEM 1AH, BIOL 10H, CIS 5, MATH 1AH, ANTH 2H, PSYC C1000, ANTH 1H, BIOL 6C, BIOL 6CH. 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. GEO 1Physical GeographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 120 seats reported this term.
2. GEO 4Cultural GeographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
3. GEOL 10Introductory GeologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 120 seats reported this term.
4. GEOL 20General OceanographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
5. LING 1Introduction to LinguisticsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
6. MET 10Weather and Climate ProcessesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 120 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

Left: what UC Santa Barbara requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• GEOG 3

  Oceans and Atmosphere

  • MET 10

    Weather and Climate Processes

• GEOG 4

  Land, Water and Life

  • GEO 1

    Physical Geography

• GEOG 5

  People, Place and Environment

  • GEO 4

    Cultural Geography

• COMM 87

  Statistical Analysis for Communication

  • MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics 2

  • or
    MATH 23

    Engineering Statistics

  • or
    POLI 20

    Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

  • or
    PSYC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    SOC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

• PSTAT 5A

  Understanding Data

  • MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics 2

  • or
    MATH 23

    Engineering Statistics

  • or
    POLI 20

    Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

  • or
    PSYC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    SOC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

• CHEM 1A

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry I

  • or
    CHEM 1AH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS

• ENV S 2

  Introduction to Environmental Science

  • ESCI 1

    Environmental Science

  • or
    ESCI 19

    Environmental Biology

• EARTH 2

  Principles of Physical Geology

  • GEOL 10

    Introductory Geology

• EARTH 4

  Introduction to Oceanography

  • GEOL 20

    General Oceanography

• MCDB 20

  Concepts of Biology

  • BIOL 10

    Introductory Biology

  • or
    BIOL 10H

    Introductory Biology - HONORS

• CMPSC 8

  Introduction to Computer Science

  • CIS 5

    Swift Programming

  • or
    CIS 22A

    Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 35A

    Java Programming

  • or
    CIS 40

    Introduction to Programming in Python

  • or
    CIS 41A

    Python Programming

• MATH 3ARecommended

  Calculus with Applications, First Course

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• ECON 1

  Principles of Economics-Micro

  • ECON 2

    Principles of Microeconomics

  • or
    ECON 2H

    Principles of Microeconomics - HONORS

• ANTH 2

  Introductory Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2H

    Cultural Anthropology - HONORS

• LING 20

  Language and Linguistics

  • LING 1

    Introduction to Linguistics

• PSY 1

  Introduction to Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

• ANTH 5

  Introductory Biological Anthropology

  • ANTH 1

    Physical Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 1H

    Physical Anthropology - HONORS

• SOC 1

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

• POL S 7

  Introduction to International Relations

  • POLI 3

    International Relations

• ECON 2

  Principles of Economics-Macro

  • ECON 1

    Principles of Macroeconomics

  • or
    ECON 1H

    Principles of Macroeconomics - HONORS

• EEMB 2 + EEMB 2LL

  Introductory Biology II - Ecology and Evolution

  • BIOL 6A + BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6C + BIOL 6CH

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

• PHYS 6A + PHYS 6AL

  Introductory Physics

  • PHYS 2A

    General Physics 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 Santa Barbara majors from De Anza

• Actuarial ScienceDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Archaeology EmphasisDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Biological EmphasisDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Cultural EmphasisDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Applied MathematicsDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Aquatic BiologyDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• ArtDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara

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