Earth Sciences/Anthropology Combined

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.

• 28Mapped preparation courses
• 18Scheduled Fall 2026
• 10With open seats reported
• 114Current 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 6B, BIOL 6AH, BIOL 6C, BIOL 6CH, CHEM 1AH, ANTH 1H, ANTH 2H, CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1CH, PHYS 2C. 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. GEOL 10Introductory GeologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 28 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. CHEM 1AGeneral Chemistry IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • 27 seats reported this term.
6. 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.

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 20ARecommended

  Cell and Molecular Biology

  • BIOL 6B

    Cell and Molecular Biology

• BIOE 20BRecommended

  Development and Physiology

  • BIOL 6A

    Form and Function in the Biological World

  • or
    BIOL 6AH

    Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS

• BIOE 20CRecommended

  Ecology and Evolution

  • BIOL 6C

    Ecology and Evolution

  • or
    BIOL 6CH

    Ecology and Evolution - HONORS

• CHEM 3ARecommended

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry I

  • or
    CHEM 1AH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS

• MATH 11ARecommended

  Calculus with Applications

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• MATH 11BRecommended

  Calculus with Applications

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1B

    Calculus III · Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1CH + MATH 1BH

    Calculus III - HONORS · Calculus II - HONORS

• MATH 19ARecommended

  Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• MATH 19BRecommended

  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

• EART 5Recommended

  California Geology

  No Course Articulated

• EART 5LRecommended

  California Geology Laboratory

  No Course Articulated

• EART 10Recommended

  How the Earth Works

  • GEOL 10

    Introductory Geology

• EART 10LRecommended

  Geologic Principles Laboratory

  • GEOL 10

    Introductory Geology

• EART 20Recommended

  Environmental Geology

  No Course Articulated

• EART 20LRecommended

  Environmental Geology Laboratory

  No Course Articulated

• ANTH 1Recommended

  Introduction to Biological Anthropology

  • ANTH 1

    Physical Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 1H

    Physical Anthropology - HONORS

• ANTH 2Recommended

  Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2H

    Cultural Anthropology - HONORS

• ANTH 3Recommended

  Introduction to Archaeology

  • ANTH 3

    Introduction to Archaeology

  • or
    ANTH 4

    World Prehistory

• CHEM 4B + CHEM 4BLRecommended

  Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity

  • CHEM 1C + CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry III · General Chemistry I · General Chemistry II

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

    General Chemistry II - HONORS · General Chemistry I - 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

• PHYS 6B + PHYS 6MRecommended

  Introductory Physics II

  • PHYS 4C

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

  • or
    PHYS 2C

    General Physics III

• CHEM 3B + CHEM 3BLRecommended

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry II

  • or
    CHEM 1BH

    General Chemistry II - HONORS

• CHEM 3C + CHEM 3CLRecommended

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry III

  • or
    CHEM 1CH

    General Chemistry III - HONORS

• CHEM 4A + CHEM 4ALRecommended

  Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity

  • 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 5A + PHYS 5LRecommended

  Introduction to Physics I

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• PHYS 5B + PHYS 5MRecommended

  Introduction to Physics II

  • PHYS 4C

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

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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