Biological Sciences transfer requirements: De Anza College → San José State University

These are the lower-division Biological Sciences courses San José State University 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: SJSU, San Jose State.

12San José State University requirements
12have a De Anza College match
19offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

San José State University requirementDe Anza College course that satisfies it
ENGL 1B Argument and AnalysisENGL C1003or ENGL C1003Hor ESL 6
ENGL 2 Critical Thinking and WritingCOMM 9Hor ENGL C1001or ENGL C1001Hor COMM 9or PHIL 3
MATH 19 PrecalculusMATH 32 + MATH 31or MATH 31H + MATH 32H
MATH 30 Calculus IMATH 1Aor MATH 1AH
CHEM 1B General ChemistryCHEM 1C + CHEM 1Bor CHEM 1BH + CHEM 1CH
CHEM 1A General ChemistryCHEM 1BH + CHEM 1AHor CHEM 1B + CHEM 1A
PHYS 2A Fundamentals of PhysicsPHYS 2A + PHYS 2B
PHYS 2B Fundamentals of PhysicsPHYS 2C + PHYS 2B
BIOL 30 Principles of Biology IBIOL 6A + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6Cor BIOL 6B + BIOL 6C + BIOL 6AHor BIOL 6B + BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6CHor BIOL 6CH + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6A
BIOL 31 Principles of Biology IIBIOL 6C + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6AHor BIOL 6B + BIOL 6CH + BIOL 6Aor BIOL 6A + BIOL 6B + BIOL 6Cor BIOL 6AH + BIOL 6CH + BIOL 6B
CHEM 9 Organic Chemistry LabCHEM 12A + CHEM 12B + CHEM 12C
CHEM 8 Organic ChemistryCHEM 12C + CHEM 12B + CHEM 12A

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose De Anza College as your sending institution, San José State University 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
ENGL C10032026 Fall28852Jill QuigleyOpen
ENGL C10032026 Fall28855Rebecca Board LiljenstolpeWaitlist
ENGL C10032026 Fall28854Rebecca Board LiljenstolpeWaitlist
ENGL C10032027 Winter40071TBAOpen
ENGL C10012026 Fall28856Todd GutmannOpen
ENGL C10012026 Fall28858Lauren GordonOpen
ENGL C10012026 Fall28859Anne Marie WaldsmithWaitlist
ENGL C10012026 Fall28860Nga HuynhWaitlist
ENGL C1001H2026 Fall29041Todd GutmannOpen
COMM 92026 Fall24374Brandon GainerOpen
COMM 92026 Fall24375Brandon GainerClosed
COMM 92027 Winter35223Brandon GainerOpen
COMM 92027 Winter35225Brandon GainerOpen
PHIL 32026 Fall28747Sangeeta MishraOpen
PHIL 32026 Fall02037Nicholas BaiamonteClosed
PHIL 32026 Fall20297Nicholas BaiamonteClosed
PHIL 32026 Fall28748Richard HammerudClosed
MATH 322026 Fall27583ZAHERIANI, YASHAROpen
MATH 322026 Fall27587Linlin ZhangWaitlist
MATH 322026 Fall27586Misako Van Der PoelOpen
MATH 322026 Fall28950Vinh NguyenOpen
MATH 312026 Fall27568Vinh NguyenWaitlist
MATH 312026 Fall27580Loraine MoenWaitlist
MATH 312026 Fall27572Christopher BradleyOpen
MATH 312026 Fall27581Loraine MoenWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall27469STAFFClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall27470Zack JudsonWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall27482Karina ChoClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall27471James MailhotWaitlist
MATH 1AH2026 Fall29061James MailhotOpen
MATH 1AH2026 Fall29064Doli BambhaniaOpen
CHEM 1C2026 Fall21585David GrayClosed
CHEM 1C2026 Fall21586David GrayWaitlist
CHEM 1C2027 Winter37910Megan BrophyOpen
CHEM 1C2027 Winter32208Megan BrophyOpen
CHEM 1B2026 Fall21582Megan BrophyClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall21583Megan BrophyClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall21584Michael LaneClosed
CHEM 1B2027 Winter38872Cinzia MuzziOpen
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21574Cinzia MuzziClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21575Cinzia MuzziClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21576Alex ChangClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall21577Alex ChangClosed
PHYS 2A2026 Fall25051WAMBA, KOLOClosed
PHYS 2A2026 Fall02071WAMBA, KOLOClosed
PHYS 2A2027 Winter01788STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 2A2027 Winter31893STAFF, MOpen
PHYS 2B2027 Winter38273STAFF, MOpen
BIOL 6A2026 Fall00237Simon Kang'aClosed
BIOL 6A2026 Fall27809Simon Kang'aClosed
BIOL 6A2026 Fall00239Bruce HeyerClosed
BIOL 6A2026 Fall00240Bruce HeyerClosed
BIOL 6B2027 Winter38863Lianna WongOpen
BIOL 6B2027 Winter38864Lianna WongOpen
BIOL 6B2027 Winter00224Simon Kang'aOpen
BIOL 6B2027 Winter00225Simon Kang'aOpen
BIOL 6AH2027 Winter39880Bruce HeyerOpen
CHEM 12A2026 Fall28911Chad MillerClosed
CHEM 12A2026 Fall21588Chad MillerClosed
CHEM 12A2026 Fall27866STAFF, MClosed
CHEM 12A2026 Fall27867STAFF, MClosed
CHEM 12B2027 Winter32211STAFF, MOpen
CHEM 12B2027 Winter32212STAFF, MOpen
CHEM 12B2027 Winter34851Chad MillerOpen
CHEM 12B2027 Winter40025STAFF, MOpen
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.
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