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ASTR 10A
GENERAL ASTRONOMY: SOLAR SYSTEM · 5 units · used in 33 transfer pathways
Where this page’s information comes from
- Foothill catalogcourse record · 2026-2027
- FHDA class listingsFall 2026 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
Non-technical introduction to astronomy, focusing on the search for life in the universe. The course starts with examination of the planets, moons, and other small bodies which make up our solar system, and continues to the scientific search for life elsewhere in the universe, including the thousands of planets we have found orbiting other stars. Topics include the nature of light, the atom, and telescopes; an examination of the planets and their moons and rings, dwarf planets, comets, asteroids, and meteors; catastrophic events (including the impact that may have killed the dinosaurs); the search for planets and life around other stars, the challenges of space travel, and evidence-based views on extraterrestrial contact. No background in science or math is assumed.
Sections this term
Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:30 PM UTCNo section is scheduled at Foothill College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.
Advisory: “Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in ASTR 10L.”
Transfer pathways that use ASTR 10A
ASSIST maps ASTR 10A to a requirement in 33 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.
- LIBERAL STUDIESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Environmental Science & Management - Environmental Education & InterpretationFoothill → Humboldt State
- Leadership StudiesFoothill → Humboldt State
- Software EngineeringFoothill → Humboldt State
- Physics: Concentration in AstronomyFoothill → San Francisco State
- Mechanical EngineeringFoothill → UC Irvine
- Aerospace EngineeringFoothill → UC Irvine
- Physics, B.A. &Foothill → UC Santa Barbara
- Physical GeographyFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- Physical Geography, B.S. - Ocean Science EmphasisFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- Biology - Secondary Teaching EmphasisFoothill → Fresno Pacific University
- PhysicsFoothill → CSU Hayward
- PHYSICS, B.A. QUARTER COLLEGEFoothill → CSU Hayward
- Bachelor of Science Major in Mathematics with Departmental HonorsFoothill → University of the Pacific
- CSU General EducationFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
- Liberal Studies, Integrated Teacher Education ProgramFoothill → San Jose State
- Liberal Studies, Integrated Teacher Education Program Spanish BilingualFoothill → San Jose State
- Liberal Studies, Preparation for Teaching, (Multiple Subjects)Foothill → San Jose State
- Physics, BA - Teacher PreparationFoothill → CSU Sacramento
- Earth ScienceFoothill → CSU Sacramento
- Physics, B.S. - Integrated Science OptionFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
- Environmental Economics and PolicyFoothill → UC Berkeley
- AstrophysicsFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Society and EnvironmentFoothill → UC Berkeley
The other FHDA college
The district declares these courses cross-listed with ASTR 10A. That is a district equivalence, recorded in the colleges’ own course data — it is not an ASSIST articulation, and whether it satisfies a particular transfer requirement is a separate question shown on the pathway pages.
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