Environmental Sciences

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.

• 18Mapped preparation courses
• 14Scheduled Fall 2026
• 7With open seats reported
• 92Current 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: CHEM 1AH, PHYS 2C, CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1CH. 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. ESCI 19Environmental BiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 36 seats reported this term.
3. CHEM 1AGeneral Chemistry IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • 27 seats reported this term.
4. 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.
5. CHEM 1BGeneral Chemistry IIFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. CHEM 1BHGeneral Chemistry II - 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.

• CHEM 3A

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry I

  • or
    CHEM 1AH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS

• ESCI 30

  Biological Principles of Environmental Sciences

  • ESCI 19

    Environmental Biology

• EART 10

  How the Earth Works

  • GEOL 10

    Introductory Geology

• EART 10L

  Geologic Principles Laboratory

  • GEOL 10

    Introductory Geology

• EART 20

  Environmental Geology

  No Course Articulated

• EART 20L

  Environmental Geology Laboratory

  No Course Articulated

• EART 5

  California Geology

  No Course Articulated

• EART 5L

  California Geology Laboratory

  No Course Articulated

• PHYS 6MRecommended

  Introductory Physics II Laboratory

  • PHYS 4C

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

  • or
    PHYS 2C

    General Physics III

• PHYS 6BRecommended

  Introductory Physics II

  • PHYS 4C

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

  • or
    PHYS 2C

    General Physics III

• MATH 11A

  Calculus with Applications

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• PHYS 6A

  Introductory Physics I

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

  • or
    PHYS 2A

    General Physics I

• PHYS 6L

  Introductory Physics I Laboratory

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

  • or
    PHYS 2A

    General Physics I

• MATH 11B

  Calculus with Applications

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1B

    Calculus III · Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1CH + MATH 1BH

    Calculus III - HONORS · Calculus II - HONORS

• CHEM 3B + CHEM 3BL + CHEM 3C + CHEM 3CL

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry II · General Chemistry III

  • or
    CHEM 1BH + CHEM 1CH

    General Chemistry II - HONORS · General Chemistry III - HONORS

• CHEM 4B + CHEM 4BL

  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

• CHEM 4A + CHEM 4AL

  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

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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