Data Science

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.

• 25Mapped preparation courses
• 17Scheduled Winter 2027
• 14With open seats reported
• 130Current 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: GEO 6, BIOL 6C, BIOL 6CH, MATH 2BH, MATH 1BH, MATH 1CH, MATH 1DH, MATH 1AH. 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 11Foundations of Data Science for AllOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 70 seats reported this term.
2. PSYC 2Research Methods in Psychology Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 90 seats reported this term.
3. SOC 14The Process of Social ResearchOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
4. GEO 6 Introduction to Geographic Information System Not 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. BIOL 6AForm and Function in the Biological WorldOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 64 seats reported this term.
6. BIOL 6BCell and Molecular BiologyOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 212 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what UC San Diego requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• SOCI 60

  Practice of Social Research

  • SOC 14

    The Process of Social Research

• USP 4

  Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

  • GEO 6

    Introduction to Geographic Information System

• BILD 1

  The Cell

  • BIOL 6A + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6C

    Form and Function in the Biological World · Cell and Molecular Biology · Ecology and Evolution

  • or
    BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6CH + BIOL 6B

    Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS · Ecology and Evolution - HONORS · Cell and Molecular Biology

• BILD 3

  Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

  • BIOL 6C + BIOL 6A + BIOL 6B

    Ecology and Evolution · Form and Function in the Biological World · Cell and Molecular Biology

  • or
    BIOL 6CH + BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6B

    Ecology and Evolution - HONORS · Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS · Cell and Molecular Biology

• POLI 30

  Political Inquiry

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• POLI 5

  Data Analytics for the Social Sciences

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• ECON 3

  Principles of Macroeconomics

  • ECON C2002

    Principles of Macroeconomics

  • or
    ECON C2002H

    Principles of Macroeconomics - HONORS

• ECON 1

  Principles of Microeconomics

  • ECON C2001

    Principles of Microeconomics

  • or
    ECON C2001H

    Principles of Microeconomics - HONORS

• COGS 14A

  Introduction to Research Methods

  • PSYC 2

    Research Methods in Psychology

• COGS 14B

  Introduction to Statistical Analysis

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    PSYC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

• MATH 18

  Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

  • or
    MATH 2BH

    Linear Algebra - HONORS

• MATH 20B

  Calculus for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1BH

    Calculus II - HONORS

• MATH 20C

  Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus III · Calculus IV

  • or
    MATH 1CH + MATH 1DH

    Calculus III - HONORS · Calculus IV - HONORS

• MATH 20A

  Calculus for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• DSC 10

  Principles of Data Science

  • CIS 11

    Foundations of Data Science for All

Agreement year 2026-27, 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 San Diego majors from De Anza

• Accounting Minor: Rady School of ManagementDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in ArchaeologyDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in Biological AnthropologyDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in Climate Change and Human SolutionsDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in Sociocultural AnthropologyDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Anthropology: Biological AnthropologyDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Anthropology: Environmental AnthropologyDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Art: Art History/Criticism B.A. (Visual Arts)De Anza → UC San Diego

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