ECE: Electrical Engineering and Society

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.

• 31Mapped preparation courses
• 19Scheduled Winter 2027
• 18With open seats reported
• 123Current 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: ACCT 1AH, MATH 2BH, MATH 1BH, MATH 1CH, MATH 1DH, MATH 1AH, MATH 2AH, PHYS 4D, ASAM 1, AFAM 12A, POLS C1000, POLS C1000H. 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 4APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: MechanicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 210 seats reported this term.
2. PHYS 4BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and MagnetismOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 180 seats reported this term.
3. PHYS 4CPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and ThermodynamicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 90 seats reported this term.
4. POLI 2Comparative PoliticsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
5. POLI 3International RelationsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
6. POLI 5Introduction to Political Thought and TheoryOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 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 1

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

• SOCI 2

  The Study of Society

  • SOC 20

    Social Problems

• ECON 1

  Principles of Microeconomics

  • ECON C2001

    Principles of Microeconomics

  • or
    ECON C2001H

    Principles of Microeconomics - HONORS

• ECON 4

  Financial Accounting

  • ACCT 1A

    Financial Accounting I

  • or
    ACCT 1AH

    Financial Accounting I - HONORS

• MATH 18

  Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

  • or
    MATH 2BH

    Linear Algebra - HONORS

• MATH 20E

  Vector Calculus

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus III · Calculus IV

• 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

• MATH 20D

  Introduction to Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

  • or
    MATH 2AH

    Differential Equations - HONORS

• ECE 65

  Components and Circuits Lab

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• ECE 45

  Circuits and Systems

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• ECE 15

  Engineering Computation

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• ECE 35

  Introduction to Analog Design

  No Course Articulated

• ECE 25

  Introduction to Digital Design

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• PHYS 2C

  Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics

  • PHYS 4C

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

• PHYS 2D

  Physics - Relativity and Quantum Physics

  • PHYS 4D

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Modern Physics

• PHYS 2B

  Physics - Electricity and Magnetism

  • PHYS 4B

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism

• PHYS 2A

  Physics - Mechanics

  • PHYS 4A

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

• HILD 7B

  Race and Ethnicity in the United States

  • ASAM 1

    Asian American Experiences Past to Present

  • or
    ASAM 10

    Contemporary Asian American Communities

• HILD 11

  East Asia and the West

  No Course Articulated

• HILD 7A

  Race and Ethnicity in the United States

  • AFAM 12A

    African American History of the U.S. to Reconstruction

  • or
    AFAM 12B

    African American History Since Reconstruction

• HILD 10

  East Asia: The Great Tradition

  No Course Articulated

• POLI 13

  Power and Justice

  • POLI 5

    Introduction to Political Thought and Theory

• POLI 30

  Political Inquiry

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• POLI 12

  Introduction to Political Science: International Relations

  • POLI 3

    International Relations

• POLI 10

  Introduction to Political Science: American Politics

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

  • or
    POLS C1000H

    American Government and Politics - HONORS

• POLI 11

  Introduction to Political Science: Comparative Politics

  • POLI 2

    Comparative Politics

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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