Biology

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.

• 24Mapped preparation courses
• 19Scheduled Winter 2027
• 19With open seats reported
• 103Current 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: MATH 1AH, ENGL C1003H, ENGL C1000H, PHYS 2C, BIOL 1BH. 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 1ACalculusOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 255 seats reported this term.
2. BIOL 1APrinciples of Cell BiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 56 seats reported this term.
3. BIOL 41MicrobiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 144 seats reported this term.
4. PHIL 1Critical Thinking & WritingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 35 seats reported this term.
5. BIOL 1BForm & Function in Plants & AnimalsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • 84 seats reported this term.
6. BIOL 1BHHonors Form & Function in Plants & AnimalsNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• MAT 1140

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus II · Honors Calculus I

• MAT 1200

  Calculus for the Life Sciences

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus

• ENG 2105

  Written Reasoning

  • ENGL C1003

    Critical Thinking and Writing Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL C1003H

    Critical Thinking and Writing Through Literature - Honors

• PHL 2020

  Critical Thinking

  • PHIL 1

    Critical Thinking & Writing

• ENG 1103

  First-Year Composition

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - Honors

  • or
    ESLL 26

    Advanced Composition & Reading

• PHY 1210 + PHY 1210L

  Physics of Motion, Fluids, and Heat

  • PHYS 2B + PHYS 2A

    General Physics

• PHY 1510 + PHY 1510L

  Introduction to Newtonian Mechanics

  • PHYS 4B + PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHY 1220 + PHY 1220L

  Physics of Electromagnetism, Circuits, and Light

  • PHYS 2C + PHYS 2B

    General Physics

• PHY 1520 + PHY 1520L

  Introduction to Electromagnetism and Circuits

  • PHYS 4C + PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• CHM 2010 + CHM 2010L

  Elements of Organic Chemistry

  No Comparable Course

• CHM 3140 + CHM 3140L

  Organic Chemistry I

  No Course Articulated

• BIO 2370 + BIO 2370L

  Introduction to Invertebrate Zoology

  • BIOL 1B

    Form & Function in Plants & Animals

  • or
    BIOL 1BH

    Honors Form & Function in Plants & Animals

• BIO 2380 + BIO 2380L

  Introduction to Vertebrate Zoology

  • BIOL 1B

    Form & Function in Plants & Animals

  • or
    BIOL 1BH

    Honors Form & Function in Plants & Animals

• BIO 1210 + BIO 1210L

  Foundations of Biology: Energy, Matter, and Information

  • BIOL 1A

    Principles of Cell Biology

• BIO 1220 + BIO 1220L

  Foundations of Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Biodiversity

  • BIOL 1B + BIOL 1C

    Form & Function in Plants & Animals · Evolution, Systematics & Ecology

  • or
    BIOL 1BH + BIOL 1C

    Honors Form & Function in Plants & Animals · Evolution, Systematics & Ecology

• CHM 1220 + CHM 1220L

  General Chemistry II

  • CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis · General Chemistry

• CHM 1210 + CHM 1210L

  General Chemistry I

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• BIO 2060 + BIO 2060L

  Basic Microbiology

  • BIOL 41

    Microbiology

Agreement year 2026-27, 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 Poly Pomona majors from Foothill

• Aerospace EngineeringFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• Agribusiness and Food Industry ManagementFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• Agricultural ScienceFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• Animal Health ScienceFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• Animal Science, B.S. - Animal Science OptionFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• Animal Science, B.S. - Pre-Veterinary Science/Graduate School OptionFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• Anthropology, B.S. - Applied Anthropology OptionFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• Anthropology, B.S. - Archaeology OptionFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona

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