Statistics and Data Science

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.

• 24Mapped preparation courses
• 19Scheduled Fall 2026
• 9With open seats reported
• 105Current 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 5, CIS 22BH, CIS 26A, CIS 26B, CIS 26BH. 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
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 106 seats reported this term.
2. MATH 1CHCalculus III - HONORSFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. CIS 22ABeginning Programming Methodologies in C++Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 5 seats reported this term.
4. CIS 22BIntermediate Programming Methodologies in C++Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 24 seats reported this term.
5. CIS 41APython ProgrammingOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 20 seats reported this term.
6. CIS 44ADatabase Management SystemsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 6 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.

• MATH 3A

  Calculus with Applications, First Course

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• MATH 3B

  Calculus with Applications, Second Course

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1BH + MATH 1C + MATH 1CH

    Calculus II · Calculus II - HONORS · Calculus III · Calculus III - HONORS

• MATH 4A

  Linear Algebra with Applications

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

  • or
    MATH 2BH

    Linear Algebra - HONORS

• MATH 4B

  Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

  • or
    MATH 2AH

    Differential Equations - HONORS

• MATH 6A

  Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1CH + MATH 1D + MATH 1DH

    Calculus III · Calculus III - HONORS · Calculus IV · Calculus IV - HONORS

• PSTAT 10

  Principles of Data Science with R

  • CIS 44H + CIS 44A

    R Programming · Database Management Systems

• 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

• CMPSC 16

  Problem Solving with Computers I

  • CIS 22B

    Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    CIS 22BH

    Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++ - HONORS

  • or
    CIS 26A

    C as a Second Programming Language

  • or
    CIS 26B

    Advanced C Programming

  • or
    CIS 26BH

    Advanced C Programming - HONORS

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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