Examine ~ Nurture ~ Heal


Health and Life Sciences

Understand the workings of the human body and what’s required to support life. Examine ways to nurture a balance between mind, body and environment.

The Health and Life Sciences Village includes programs that offer degrees or certificates from De Anza, and programs that offer courses you may be able to apply toward a four-year degree if you transfer.

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NEW ! Visit Your Village Space!

Each Village Space is a place on campus where you'll find a community of students, faculty and staff members who share your interests, along with services and resources that are relevant to your major. The Health and Life Sciences Village Space is in Room SEM 2 in the Seminar Building.

Find your village Space


Explore! 

Explore the list of programs below. Click the links to visit department websites and learn about courses, degrees and certificates. You can also check degree and transfer maps showing which courses to take each quarter to reach your goal.

Explore Academic Programs


Find Support!

Each Village has a Success Team of designated counselors and experts who can help you with services and resources that are relevant to your major and goals – so you can succeed! Check the list of contacts for your Village. 

Find Resources and Support


Get Involved!

The Health and Life Sciences village is a supportive community of students, faculty and staff with similar interests. Each village offers events, career panels and fun activities that are keyed to your major and related subjects. 

Get Involved In Your Village



Explore Academic Programs

Click these links to visit the department or program website, where you'll find information about courses, instructors and the requirements for earning a degree or certificate

You can also check the degree and transfer maps for different programs. These maps will show you which courses to take, quarter by quarter, so you can work efficiently to reach your goal – whether it’s earning a degree or certificate, or transferring to a university in your major. You'll find these posted on the list of all academic programs: Click the name of the subject or program and then click to view the "Degree Map" or "Transfer Map" for the subject you're interested in.

Check degree and transfer maps



Find Support – With Your Village Success Team!

The Health and Life Sciences Village Success Team is a group of counselors, advisers and other experts who are ready to help you.

First: Click the Red Box and Check for Your Program

  • Some programs and Learning Communities have designated counselors. Click to open the red box and check to see if your program or community is listed, then follow the links to get their contact information.
  • If you're not in one of these programs, your Success Team includes the Outreach or General Counseling Center counselors listed below.
 

Program + Learning Community Counselors

Here is a list of programs and Learning Communities with contact information for the designated counselors for the Health and Life Sciences Village.


Athletics


Biological, Health and Environmental Sciences


Career Training


De Anza College Promise


Disability Support Services

  • Leeann Emanuel, Kevin Glapion, Esther Halwani, Bianca Melendez or Anita Vazifdar – counselors

English Performance Success 


EOPS: Extended Opportunities Programs and Services


FLOW


FYE: First Year Experience


Guardian Scholars


IMPACT AAPI


International Student Programs


LEAD: Latinx Empowerment at De Anza


MPS: Math Performance Success


Men of Color Community


Pride Center


Puente Project


Retention (Academic Probation)


Rising Scholars


Transfer Center


Umoja Community


Veteran Services


Outreach Counselors (New Students)

If you're not in a program with its own counselor, and you're a new student in your first or second quarter at De Anza, you can see one of these counselors for the Health and Life Sciences Village:

  • Choose one of these counselors: Ashley Flores, Norma Guido Flores, Anna Nguyen or Chai Schweikert


General Counseling Center

If you're not in a program with its own counselor, and you're a continuing student who has completed at least two quarters, you can see the counselor for the Health and Life Sciences Village:

  • The General Counseling Center counselor for Health and Life Sciences is Patty Guitron


Get Involved!

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Each village offers workshops, events and other activities that are keyed to your major and related subjects. You'll find information about these activities posted here and in your village shell on Canvas

You can also check out these websites for more ways to get involved.


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