Liberal Studies, B.A. - General Studies Option

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.

• 19Mapped preparation courses
• 11Scheduled Fall 2026
• 2With open seats reported
• 46Current 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: HIST 3A, HIST 3C, POLS C1000, PSYC C1000, PSYC C1000H, STAT C1000, BUSI 19, GEOG 2. 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. PSYC 4Introduction to BiopsychologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 17 seats reported this term.
2. BIOL 1APrinciples of Cell BiologyFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. GEOG 2Human GeographyNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. POLS C1000American Government and PoliticsNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. STAT C1000Introduction to StatisticsNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. BIOL 40AHuman Anatomy & Physiology IFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open 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 Pomona requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• HST 1101

  World Civilizations to 1500

  • HIST 3B + HIST 3A

    World History from 750 CE to 1750 CE · World History From Prehistory to 750 CE

• HST 1102

  World Civilizations from 1500

  • HIST 3B + HIST 3C

    World History from 750 CE to 1750 CE · World History from 1750 CE to the Present

• LS 2011

  Introduction to Liberal Studies: History, Purposes, and Critique of the Liberal Arts and Sciences

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• PLS 2010

  Introduction to American Government

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

• PSY 2201

  Introduction to Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

  • or
    PSYC C1000H

    Introduction to Psychology - Honors

• STA 1200

  Statistics with Applications

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

• FRL 2013

  The Legal Environment of Business and its Transactions

  • BUSI 18

    Business Law I

  • or
    BUSI 19

    Business Law II

• STS 2010

  Introduction to Science, Technology and Society

  No Comparable Course

• PSY 2210

  Mind, Brain, and Behavior: An Integrated View

  • PSYC 4

    Introduction to Biopsychology

• GEO 1020

  Human Geography

  • GEOG 2

    Human Geography

• GSC 2120 + GSC 2120L

  Earth Science for Elementary Educators

  No Course Articulated

• CHM 1210 + CHM 1210L

  General Chemistry I

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• CHM 1220 + CHM 1220L

  General Chemistry II

  • CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis · General Chemistry

• CHM 2010 + CHM 2010L

  Elements of Organic Chemistry

  No Comparable Course

• BIO 2340 + BIO 2340L

  Human Anatomy

  • BIOL 40A

    Human Anatomy & Physiology I

  • or
    BIOL 40B

    Human Anatomy & Physiology II

  • or
    BIOL 40C

    Human Anatomy & Physiology III

• BIO 2350 + BIO 2350L

  Human Physiology

  • BIOL 40A

    Human Anatomy & Physiology I

  • or
    BIOL 40B

    Human Anatomy & Physiology II

  • or
    BIOL 40C

    Human Anatomy & Physiology III

  • or
    BIOL 14

    Human Biology

• BIO 1210 + BIO 1210L

  Foundations of Biology: Energy, Matter, and Information

  • BIOL 1A

    Principles of Cell Biology

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 Poly Pomona majors from Foothill

• Chemistry, B.S. - General Chemistry OptionFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• BiotechnologyFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• Chemistry, B.S. - American Chemical Society OptionFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• Food Science and Technology, B.S. - Culinology® OptionFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• Environmental BiologyFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• Agricultural ScienceFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• Political ScienceFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• Early Childhood Studies, B.A. - Non-Teaching OptionFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona

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