FOOD SCIENCE

Admission reality

Cherrypicker does not estimate anyone’s chance of admission, and never will. Historical outcomes are context, not a prediction.

Planning reality

Counts over the courses ASSIST maps for this pathway. Every figure is a plain count with one definition — there is no score or ranking here.

• 22Mapped preparation courses
• 15Scheduled Fall 2026
• 8With open seats reported
• 122Current sections

Sections offered at De Anza College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

Not scheduled at De Anza College this term: PSYC C1000, CHEM 1CH, CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1AH, BIOL 10H, STAT C1000H, MATH 23. A course can still be part of the requirement and offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Where this path usually starts

Ranked by how central each course is to the agreement — whether it is the only option for a requirement, how many requirements it covers, and whether it is running now. This is Cherrypicker’s ordering of published requirements, not advice about your situation, and it does not know your transcript.

1. MATH 1ACalculus IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
2. PSYC C1000Introduction to PsychologyNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
3. BUS 18Business Law IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 14 seats reported this term.
4. NUTR 10Contemporary NutritionOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 83 seats reported this term.
5. PHYS 2AGeneral Physics I Waitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. CHEM 1AGeneral Chemistry IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 27 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what Cal Poly San Luis Obispo requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• PSY 201

  General Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

• PSY 202

  General Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

• CHEM 129

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science III

  • CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry III

  • or
    CHEM 1CH

    General Chemistry III - HONORS

• BUS 207

  Legal Responsibilities of Business

  • BUS 18

    Business Law I

• MATH 162

  Calculus for the Life Sciences II

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus II

  • or
    MATH 1BH

    Calculus II - HONORS

• FSN 202

  Introduction to Human Nutrition

  • NUTR 10

    Contemporary Nutrition

• MATH 141

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

• MATH 161

  Calculus for the Life Sciences I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• CHEM 128

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science II

  • CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry II

  • or
    CHEM 1BH

    General Chemistry II - HONORS

• CHEM 127

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science I

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry I

  • or
    CHEM 1AH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS

• BIO 111

  General Biology

  • BIOL 10

    Introductory Biology

  • or
    BIOL 10H

    Introductory Biology - HONORS

• STAT 218

  Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

  • or
    PSYC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    SOC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    MATH 23

    Engineering Statistics

  • or
    POLI 20

    Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

• PHYS 121

  College Physics I

  • PHYS 2A

    General Physics I

Agreement year 2025-26, captured from ASSIST. Verify against the official agreement and confirm with a counselor before making transfer decisions.

The other FHDA college

Foothill College has its own ASSIST agreement for this major. It is a separate agreement with its own courses and its own source — not an extension of the De Anza College one, and the two are never combined on this page.

Whether a course taken at one college satisfies the other college’s requirements is a separate question from articulation. Confirm with a counselor before relying on it.

Other Cal Poly San Luis Obispo majors from De Anza

• AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• BIOCHEMISTRYDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• CIVIL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• PHYSICSDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• RECREATION, PARKS AND TOURISM ADMINISTRATIONDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• LIBERAL STUDIESDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• BIORESOURCE AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• COMMUNICATION STUDIESDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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