Biological Sciences transfer requirements: De Anza College → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

These are the lower-division Biological Sciences courses Cal Poly San Luis Obispo expects you to finish before you transfer, taken from the 2025–26 ASSIST agreement, and matched to the De Anza College courses that satisfy each one.

Also searched as: Cal Poly SLO.

14Cal Poly San Luis Obispo requirements
14have a De Anza College match
20offered this year

Build my Biological Sciences schedule →

Course-by-course articulation

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo requirementDe Anza College course that satisfies it
BIO 150 Diversity and the History of LifeBIOL 6Aor BIOL 6AH
BIO 162 Introduction to Organismal Form and FunctionBIOL 6Aor BIOL 6AH
MCRO 224 General Microbiology IBIOL 26
CSC 101 Fundamentals of Computer ScienceCIS 36Aor CIS 22Aor CIS 27or CIS 26Aor CIS 35A
NR 142 Environmental ManagementE S 1
ERSC 250 Physical GeographyGEO 1
PHYS 121 College Physics IPHYS 2A
MATH 162 Calculus for the Life Sciences IIMATH 1Bor MATH 1BH
CHEM 129 General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science IIICHEM 1Cor CHEM 1CH
STAT 218 Applied Statistics for the Life SciencesMATH 23or SOC 15or STAT C1000or PSYC 15or STAT C1000Hor POLI 20
PHYS 123 College Physics IIIPHYS 2B
CHEM 127 General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science ICHEM 1Aor CHEM 1AH
CHEM 128 General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science IICHEM 1Bor CHEM 1BH
MATH 161 Calculus for the Life Sciences IMATH 1Aor MATH 1AH

Also listed in this agreement

ASSIST lists these De Anza College courses under this major without naming a single Cal Poly San Luis Obispo course they map to — usually because they sit inside a “choose from the following” group. They are part of the agreement, so treat them as in scope and check the exact grouping on ASSIST.

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose De Anza College as your sending institution, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as the receiving institution, and Biological Sciences as the major. ASSIST is the only official source, and agreements change between catalog years.

Which of these you can actually take in 2025–26

Matched against the official De Anza College schedule for 2026 Fall and 2027 Winter. Seat status changes daily — the planner shows the live figures.

CourseTermCRNInstructorStatus
BIOL 6A2026 Fall00237Simon Kang'aClosed
BIOL 6A2026 Fall27809Simon Kang'aClosed
BIOL 6A2026 Fall00239Bruce HeyerClosed
BIOL 6A2026 Fall00240Bruce HeyerClosed
BIOL 6AH2027 Winter39880Bruce HeyerOpen
BIOL 262026 Fall29019Elsa Jimenez-SamayoaClosed
BIOL 262026 Fall29020Elsa Jimenez-SamayoaClosed
BIOL 262026 Fall27249Ann DanielClosed
BIOL 262027 Winter37790Ann DanielOpen
CIS 22A2026 Fall21713Abeer AlameerWaitlist
CIS 22A2026 Fall21714Abeer AlameerWaitlist
CIS 22A2026 Fall21716Anita WhitehillOpen
CIS 22A2026 Fall27781Alexandre StoykovClosed
CIS 35A2026 Fall00485Mohammed AkhoirshidaOpen
CIS 35A2026 Fall23382Sukhjit SinghClosed
CIS 35A2027 Winter00450STAFF, MOpen
CIS 35A2027 Winter40014STAFF, MOpen
GEO 12026 Fall01087STAFF, MOpen
GEO 12026 Fall01086STAFF, MOpen
GEO 12026 Fall23396Sohini DuttClosed
GEO 12027 Winter00939STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 2A2026 Fall25051WAMBA, KOLOClosed
PHYS 2A2026 Fall02071WAMBA, KOLOClosed
PHYS 2A2027 Winter01788STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 2A2027 Winter31893STAFF, MOpen
MATH 1B2026 Fall27489Kejian ShiOpen
MATH 1B2026 Fall27491STAFFClosed
MATH 1B2026 Fall27493Usha GaneshalingamClosed
MATH 1B2026 Fall27496Roderic TaylorClosed
MATH 1BH2026 Fall29096Roderic TaylorOpen
CHEM 1C2026 Fall21585David GrayClosed
CHEM 1C2026 Fall21586David GrayWaitlist
CHEM 1C2027 Winter37910Megan BrophyOpen
CHEM 1C2027 Winter32208Megan BrophyOpen
MATH 232027 Winter39140Fatemeh YarahmadiOpen
SOC 152026 Fall02292Mark HealyOpen
SOC 152026 Fall26465Christopher OlsenClosed
SOC 152027 Winter01959Mark HealyOpen
SOC 152027 Winter36877STAFF, MOpen
STAT C10002026 Fall28616Rani FischerWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall28620Jelena SeganClosed
STAT C10002026 Fall28623Vinh NguyenWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall28621Amanda LienWaitlist
PSYC 152026 Fall02162Mark HealyWaitlist
PSYC 152026 Fall26464Christopher OlsenClosed
PSYC 152027 Winter01886Mark HealyOpen
PSYC 152027 Winter36876STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 2B2027 Winter38273STAFF, MOpen
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21574Cinzia MuzziClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21575Cinzia MuzziClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21576Alex ChangClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21577Alex ChangClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall21582Megan BrophyClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall21583Megan BrophyClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall21584Michael LaneClosed
CHEM 1B2027 Winter38872Cinzia MuzziOpen
MATH 1A2026 Fall27469STAFFClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall27470Zack JudsonWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall27482Karina ChoClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall27471James MailhotWaitlist
MATH 1AH2026 Fall29061James MailhotOpen
MATH 1AH2026 Fall29064Doli BambhaniaOpen
BIOL 6B2027 Winter38863Lianna WongOpen
BIOL 6B2027 Winter38864Lianna WongOpen
BIOL 6B2027 Winter00224Simon Kang'aOpen
BIOL 6B2027 Winter00225Simon Kang'aOpen
ASSIST is the official source for CSU articulation, but it tells you which courses count, not when they run or who teaches them. The planner puts both together and warns you about time conflicts.
Open the planner for Biological Sciences → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Biological Sciences from De Anza College to other campuses

Same major from Foothill College → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo