Apply and Register

• Please allow 7-10 working days for processing your application.
  • If you haven't received a "welcome" email from De Anza with your 8-digit student ID number (CWID) after 10 business days, you can email daapplications@deanza.edu for assistance.
    (When you email, be sure to include your first and last name, date of birth, the term you applied for and your application confirmation number.) 
• International students attending on an F-1 visa must use a different application form – see the Special Notes below on this page.
• High school or adult school students seeking dual enrollment – see the Special Notes below on this page.
• Do you have questions about admissions or residency requirements? Visit our Admission Requirements webpage or contact the Admissions and Records Office for assistance.

De Anza will assess most students on the basis of their U.S. high school transcripts and GPA, so they can be placed in the right Language Arts and Math courses for their level of knowledge. In some cases, the college may use other assessment methods. 

Once you've applied for admission, you will receive a welcome letter with your De Anza student identification number, known as a campuswide ID or CWID. Use that number to log into MyPortal, then open the Apps section and click on the Student Registration tile, then look under My Records and click View My Placement Results. 

If you don't see a placement in MyPortal, then we may not have received your high school transcript. (Some high schools forward the information automatically, but that doesn't always happen.) In that case, here's how you can provide the information we need:

• Download the U.S. High School Transcript Assessment form, fill it out and return it to the Assessment Center (RSS Room 144) or by email to daassessment@deanza.edu.
• Please allow five business days for processing. You'll receive an email when your placement is available on MyPortal.

You may also see a notification on MyPortal if you need to take placement tests or provide more information.

Learn more about assessment

Note: Completing the assessment process for Language Arts and Math is an important step in qualifying for priority registration. 

Incoming transfer students: If you've completed English, ESL, math, chemistry or biology courses at another college or received qualifying scores on high school AP exams, see our page on Prerequisite Clearance.

If you're a new student at De Anza, you should sign up for a short orientation session to get important information that will help you succeed. We offer orientation through live workshops on Zoom or as an online course that you can complete at your own pace.

Learn more about orientation

Completing orientation is a requirement to qualify for priority registration. You will also get help with creating an abbreviated educational plan for your first one or two quarters, which is also required for priority registration. 

An educational plan is a road map for achieving your goals. As part of orientation, new students will get help with developing an abbreviated ed plan for their first one or two quarters. Continuing students should have a comprehensive ed plan for three or more quarters.

You can create a plan using Degree Works, an online tool that you'll find on MyPortal. Check with one of Our Counselors for assistance.

Learn more about ed plans

Once you've completed these steps, you will get priority registration to sign up for classes. See the buttons below.