Oceanography

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.

• 17Mapped preparation courses
• 12Scheduled Fall 2026
• 4With open seats reported
• 37Current sections

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

Not scheduled at Foothill College this term: STAT C1000, MATH 1BH, PHYS 2B, PHYS 2C, BIOL 13. 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. BIOL 13Marine BiologyNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
2. CHEM 1BGeneral ChemistryWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. PHYS 2BGeneral PhysicsNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. MATH 48BPrecalculus IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 13 seats reported this term.
5. MATH 48CPrecalculus IIIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 23 seats reported this term.
6. PSYC 7Statistics for the Behavioral SciencesOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 14 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

Left: what Cal Maritime requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• MTH 100

  College Algebra and Trigonometry

  • MATH 48A + MATH 48B + MATH 48C

    Precalculus I · Precalculus II · Precalculus III

• MTH 107

  Elementary Statistics

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    SOC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

• MTH 210

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1AH + MATH 1BH

    Honors Calculus I · Honors Calculus II

• OCN 210

  Oceanography II: Physics and Biology

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• COM 210 + COM 210L

  Programming for Scientific Computing

  No Course Articulated

• CHE 210 + CHE 210L

  General Chemistry II

  • CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis · General Chemistry

• CHE 110 + CHE 110L

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry

• PHY 100 + PHY 100L

  Physics I

  • PHYS 2B + PHYS 2A

    General Physics

• PHY 105 + PHY 105L

  General Physics II

  • PHYS 2B + PHYS 2C

    General Physics

• OCN 100 + OCN 100L

  Marine Biology

  • BIOL 13

    Marine Biology

• OCN 110 + OCN 110L

  Marine Ecology

  No Course Articulated

• OCN 200 + OCN 200L

  Oceanography I: Geology and Chemistry

  No Course Articulated

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

De Anza 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 Foothill 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 Maritime majors from Foothill

• Business AdministrationFoothill → Cal Maritime
• Mechanical Engineering, General OptionFoothill → Cal Maritime
• Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard LicenseFoothill → Cal Maritime
• International Strategy and SecurityFoothill → Cal Maritime
• Marine Engineering TechnologyFoothill → Cal Maritime
• Facilities Engineering TechnologyFoothill → Cal Maritime
• Marine TransportationFoothill → Cal Maritime

Common questions