Data Science B.S. Transfer Requirements: De Anza College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Data Science B.S. major from De Anza College — i.e. exactly which De Anza College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (De Anza College → UC San Diego)
Practice of Social Research
Take at De Anza College: SOC 14
The Cell
Take at De Anza College: BIOL 6AH or BIOL 6CH or BIOL 6B or BIOL 6A or BIOL 6C
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at De Anza College: BIOL 6CH or BIOL 6AH or BIOL 6B or BIOL 6C or BIOL 6A
Political Inquiry
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Data Analytics for the Social Sciences
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Principles of Macroeconomics
Take at De Anza College: ECON 1H or ECON 1
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at De Anza College: ECON 2 or ECON 2H
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at De Anza College: PSYC 2
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at De Anza College: PSYC 15 or SOC 15 or STAT C1000
Linear Algebra
Take at De Anza College: MATH 2BH or MATH 2B
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1BH or MATH 1B
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1C or MATH 1D or MATH 1CH or MATH 1DH
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1A or MATH 1AH
Principles of Data Science
Take at De Anza College: CIS 11
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
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Data sourced from ASSIST.org (official CCC→UC articulation) and the UC Information Center (transfer admit data), 2025–26. Skyway is an independent transfer-planning tool and is not affiliated with the University of California or ASSIST.