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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.

• 23Mapped preparation courses
• 21Scheduled Fall 2026
• 11With open seats reported
• 116Current 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: CIS 21JB, MATH 22H. 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 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.
3. ENGR 37Introduction to Circuit AnalysisOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 14 seats reported this term.
4. MATH 2ADifferential EquationsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 37 seats reported this term.
5. MATH 2AHDifferential Equations - HONORSFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. MATH 2BLinear AlgebraWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 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.

• 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

• 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

• PHYS 5A

  Introduction to Physics I

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• PHYS 5C

  Introduction to Physics III

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• PHYS 5N

  Introduction to Physics Laboratory III

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• PHYS 5L

  Introduction to Physics I Laboratory

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• 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

• MATH 23ARecommended

  Vector Calculus

  • MATH 1D

    Calculus IV

  • or
    MATH 1DH

    Calculus IV - HONORS

• CSE 16Recommended

  Applied Discrete Mathematics

  • MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

  • or
    MATH 22H

    Discrete Mathematics - HONORS

• CSE 30Recommended

  Programming Abstractions: Python

  • CIS 22C

    Data Abstraction and Structures

  • or
    CIS 22CH

    Data Abstraction and Structures - HONORS

• CSE 20Recommended

  Beginning Programming in Python

  • CIS 40

    Introduction to Programming in Python

  • or
    CIS 41A

    Python Programming

• ECE 101Recommended

  Introduction to Electronic Circuits

  • ENGR 37

    Introduction to Circuit Analysis

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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