Priority Registration

De Anza follows state and local requirements for priority registration. These are intended to help new students have a good start in college by following important steps for success, and to reward continuing students who are making steady progress toward their goals.

To qualify for priority registration, students must follow these steps

• Declare a major on their application – not “Undecided.”
• Select a goal of transfer, degree or certificate.
• Complete the assessment process. Most students can be assessed on the basis of their U.S. high school transcripts and GPA. De Anza also has a Guided Self-Placement tool for students who did not attend a U.S. high school in recent years. Learn more at deanza.edu/assessment.
• Complete orientation. Orientation provides important information students need to succeed in college. The requirement may be fulfilled either through an orientation workshop or the online orientation. See link.deanza.edu/orientation for details.
• Create an educational plan through Degree Works. New students develop an abbreviated educational plan for their first one or two quarters. Continuing students should have a comprehensive educational plan for three or more quarters. Learn more at link.deanza.edu/edplan. Students may change their major or educational goal through MyPortal.

In order to receive priority registration, students cannot have completed more than 150 quarter units in degree-applicable courses. W and I grades are not included. Pre-collegiate English, ESL and Math classes do not count toward the 150 units.

See the Priority Registration webpage for the current priority registration groups and definitions.