Bachelor of Science Major in Physics

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.

• 11Mapped preparation courses
• 9Scheduled Fall 2026
• 6With open seats reported
• 39Current 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 36A, PHYS 4D. 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. CHEM 30AIntroduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry IFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. MATH 2BLinear AlgebraWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. CIS 22ABeginning Programming Methodologies in C++Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 5 seats reported this term.
4. CIS 22BIntermediate Programming Methodologies in C++Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 24 seats reported this term.
5. CIS 41APython ProgrammingOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 20 seats reported this term.
6. CIS 41BAdvanced Python ProgrammingOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 17 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• COMP 051

  Intro. to Computer Science

  • CIS 22A + CIS 22B + CIS 36A

    Beginning Programming Methodologies in C++ · Intermediate Programming Methodologies in C++ · Introduction to Computer Programming Using Java

• COMP 061

  Intro: Program. for Data Sci

  • CIS 41A + CIS 41B

    Python Programming · Advanced Python Programming

• CHEM 024

  Fundamentals of Chem

  • CHEM 30A

    Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry I

• MATH 075

  Intro to Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• PHYS 053 + PHYS 055

  Principles of Physics I

  • PHYS 4A + PHYS 4B + PHYS 4C + PHYS 4D

    Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics · Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism · Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and Thermodynamics · Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Modern Physics

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 University of the Pacific majors from De Anza

• Bachelor of Science Major in Applied Mathematics with Departmental HonorsDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Arts Major in French StudiesDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Arts Major in Health and Exercise Sciences Concentration in Health and Exercise ScienceDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical EngineeringDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Music, Performance (Strings)De Anza → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering PhysicsDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Arts Major in Economics with Departmental HonorsDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Arts Major in Political Science - Criminal Justice ConcentrationDe Anza → University of the Pacific

Common questions