Computer Science: Computer Game Design

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.

• 19Mapped preparation courses
• 10Scheduled Winter 2027
• 10With open seats reported
• 90Current 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 22CH, MATH 1BH, MATH 1CH, MATH 1AH, CIS 22BH, CIS 26A, CIS 21JB, MATH 2BH. 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. CIS 21JAIntroduction to x86 Processor Assembly Language and Computer ArchitectureOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 160 seats reported this term.
2. CIS 22BIntermediate Programming Methodologies in C++Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 320 seats reported this term.
3. MATH 2BLinear AlgebraOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 200 seats reported this term.
4. CIS 21JBAdvanced x86 Processor Assembly ProgrammingNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. CIS 22BHIntermediate Programming Methodologies in C++ - HONORSNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. CIS 26AC as a Second Programming LanguageNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.

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 16

  Applied Discrete Mathematics

  • MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

  • or
    MATH 22H

    Discrete Mathematics - HONORS

• CSE 30

  Programming Abstractions: Python

  • CIS 22C

    Data Abstraction and Structures

  • or
    CIS 22CH

    Data Abstraction and Structures - 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

• MATH 19A

  Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• CSE 13S

  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

• CSE 12

  Computer Systems and Assembly Language and Lab

  • CIS 21JA

    Introduction to x86 Processor Assembly Language and Computer Architecture

  • or
    CIS 21JB

    Advanced x86 Processor Assembly Programming

• AM 10Recommended

  Linear Algebra for Engineers

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

  • or
    MATH 2BH

    Linear Algebra - HONORS

• MATH 21Recommended

  Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

  • or
    MATH 2BH

    Linear Algebra - HONORS

• CSE 20Recommended

  Beginning Programming in Python

  • CIS 40

    Introduction to Programming in Python

  • or
    CIS 41A

    Python Programming

• CSE 12Recommended

  Computer Systems and Assembly Language and Lab

  • CIS 21JA

    Introduction to x86 Processor Assembly Language and Computer Architecture

  • or
    CIS 21JB

    Advanced x86 Processor Assembly 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

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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