Physics, B.S. - Biophysics 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.

• 24Mapped preparation courses
• 21Scheduled Winter 2027
• 21With open seats reported
• 92Current 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, PHYS 4D, 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. BIOL 1APrinciples of Cell BiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 56 seats reported this term.
2. BIOL 41MicrobiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 144 seats reported this term.
3. BIOL 40AHuman Anatomy & Physiology IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 256 seats reported this term.
4. BIOL 40BHuman Anatomy & Physiology IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 256 seats reported this term.
5. BIOL 40CHuman Anatomy & Physiology IIIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 128 seats reported this term.
6. CHEM 1BGeneral ChemistryOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 112 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.

• MAT 2140

  Calculus III

  • MATH 1D + MATH 1C

    Calculus

• MAT 1150

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1B

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1C

    Honors Calculus II · Calculus

• MAT 1140

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus II · Honors Calculus I

• MAT 2250

  Linear Algebra with Applications to Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A + MATH 2B

    Differential Equations · Linear Algebra

• PHY 1510 + PHY 1510L + PHY 1520 + PHY 1520L + PHY 2530 + PHY 2530A + PHY 2530L + PHY 2540 + PHY 2540A + PHY 2540L

  Introduction to Newtonian Mechanics

  • PHYS 4C + PHYS 4D + PHYS 4B + PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• CHM 1210 + CHM 1210L

  General Chemistry I

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• 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

• BIO 2340 + BIO 2340LCheck on ASSIST

  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 2350LCheck on ASSIST

  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 2060 + BIO 2060LCheck on ASSIST

  Basic Microbiology

  • BIOL 41

    Microbiology

• CHM 3140 + CHM 3140LCheck on ASSIST

  Organic Chemistry I

  No Course Articulated

• CHM 2010 + CHM 2010LCheck on ASSIST

  Elements of Organic Chemistry

  No Comparable Course

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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