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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.

• 20Mapped preparation courses
• 11Scheduled Winter 2027
• 10With open seats reported
• 60Current 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, BIOL 6CH, CHEM 1AH, CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1CH, MATH 217, MATH 17, POLI 20, STAT C1000H. 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. BIOL 6BCell and Molecular BiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 212 seats reported this term.
2. CHEM 1BGeneral Chemistry IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 4 separate requirements.
   • 210 seats reported this term.
3. CHEM 1BHGeneral Chemistry II - HONORSNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 4 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. CHEM 1AGeneral Chemistry IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • 210 seats reported this term.
5. CHEM 1AHGeneral Chemistry I - HONORSNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. CHEM 1CGeneral Chemistry IIIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 60 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.

• BIOL 20A

  Cell and Molecular Biology

  • BIOL 6B

    Cell and Molecular Biology

• BIOE 20B

  Development and Physiology

  • BIOL 6A

    Form and Function in the Biological World

  • or
    BIOL 6AH

    Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS

• BIOE 20C

  Ecology and Evolution

  • BIOL 6C

    Ecology and Evolution

  • or
    BIOL 6CH

    Ecology and Evolution - HONORS

• CHEM 3A

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry I

  • or
    CHEM 1AH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS

• CHEM 3B

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry II

  • or
    CHEM 1BH

    General Chemistry II - HONORS

• CHEM 4A

  Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C + CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry II · General Chemistry III · General Chemistry I

  • or
    CHEM 1AH + CHEM 1BH + CHEM 1CH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS · General Chemistry II - HONORS · General Chemistry III - HONORS

• STAT 5Recommended

  Statistics

  • MATH 217 + MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics 1 · Integrated Statistics 2

  • 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

• STAT 7Recommended

  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 7LRecommended

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

  No Course Articulated

  This course may be taken at the university after transfer

• CHEM 3BLRecommended

  General Chemistry Lab

  • CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry II

  • or
    CHEM 1BH

    General Chemistry II - HONORS

• CHEM 4ALRecommended

  Advanced General Chemistry Lab

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II · General Chemistry III

  • or
    CHEM 1AH + CHEM 1BH + CHEM 1CH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS · General Chemistry II - HONORS · General Chemistry III - HONORS

• PHYS 6A + PHYS 6LRecommended

  Introductory Physics I

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

  • or
    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 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 MathematicsDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied Mathematics MinorDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz

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