Applied Mathematics

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.

• 35Mapped preparation courses
• 26Scheduled Fall 2026
• 13With open seats reported
• 177Current 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 22H, CIS 22BH, CIS 26A, MATH 217, MATH 17, STAT C1000H, BIOL 6B, 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. PHYS 4BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and MagnetismOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 39 seats reported this term.
2. PHYS 4CPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and ThermodynamicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 11 seats reported this term.
3. PHYS 4APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: MechanicsWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. BIOL 6BCell and Molecular BiologyNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. MATH 1DCalculus IVOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • 30 seats reported this term.
6. MATH 1DHCalculus IV - HONORSFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • No open 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 Cruz requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• CSE 16RecommendedCheck on ASSIST

  Applied Discrete Mathematics

  • MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

  • or
    MATH 22H

    Discrete Mathematics - HONORS

• CSE 20Recommended

  Beginning Programming in Python

  • CIS 40

    Introduction to Programming in Python

  • or
    CIS 41A

    Python Programming

• CSE 13SRecommended

  Computer Systems and C Programming

  • 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

• AM 10

  Linear Algebra for Engineers

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

  • or
    MATH 2BH

    Linear Algebra - HONORS

• MATH 21

  Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

  • or
    MATH 2BH

    Linear Algebra - HONORS

• AM 20

  Ordinary Differential Equations for Engineers

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

  • or
    MATH 2AH

    Differential Equations - HONORS

• MATH 24

  Ordinary Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

  • or
    MATH 2AH

    Differential Equations - HONORS

• CSE 30

  Programming Abstractions: Python

  • CIS 22C

    Data Abstraction and Structures

  • or
    CIS 22CH

    Data Abstraction and Structures - HONORS

• ECON 1

  Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure

  • ECON 2

    Principles of Microeconomics

  • or
    ECON 2H

    Principles of Microeconomics - HONORS

• ECON 2

  Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity

  • ECON 1

    Principles of Macroeconomics

  • or
    ECON 1H

    Principles of Macroeconomics - HONORS

• STAT 7

  Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences

  • MATH 217 + MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics 1 · Integrated Statistics 2

  • or
    STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

• STAT 17

  Statistical Methods for Business and Economics

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

• STAT 7L

  Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory

  No Course Articulated

  This course may be taken at the university after transfer

• STAT 17L

  Statistical Methods for Business and Economics Laboratory

  No Course Articulated

  This course may be taken at the university after transfer

• BIOL 20A

  Cell and Molecular Biology

  • BIOL 6B

    Cell and Molecular Biology

• BIOE 20C

  Ecology and Evolution

  • BIOL 6C

    Ecology and Evolution

  • or
    BIOL 6CH

    Ecology and Evolution - HONORS

• AM 30

  Multivariate Calculus for Engineers

  • MATH 1D

    Calculus IV

  • or
    MATH 1DH

    Calculus IV - HONORS

• MATH 23A

  Vector Calculus

  • MATH 1D

    Calculus IV

  • or
    MATH 1DH

    Calculus IV - HONORS

• MATH 23B

  Vector Calculus

  • MATH 1D

    Calculus IV

  • or
    MATH 1DH

    Calculus IV - HONORS

• MATH 19A

  Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• MATH 19B

  Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1C

    Calculus II · Calculus III

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1CH

    Calculus II - HONORS · Calculus III - HONORS

• PHYS 5A + PHYS 5L

  Introduction to Physics I

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• PHYS 5B + PHYS 5M

  Introduction to Physics II

  • PHYS 4C

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and Thermodynamics

• PHYS 5C + PHYS 5N

  Introduction to Physics III

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• PHYS 5A + PHYS 5L

  Introduction to Physics I

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• PHYS 5B + PHYS 5M

  Introduction to Physics II

  • PHYS 4C

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and Thermodynamics

• PHYS 5C + PHYS 5N

  Introduction to Physics III

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

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 Cruz majors from De Anza

• AgroecologyDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Ancient StudiesDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Ancient Studies MinorDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Anthropology MinorDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied Linguistics and MultilingualismDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied Mathematics MinorDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied Physics, Computational Physics ConcentrationDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz

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