BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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.

• 29Mapped preparation courses
• 22Scheduled Fall 2026
• 6With open seats reported
• 86Current 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: BIOL 1C, STAT C1000, MATH 17, CHEM 12B, CHEM 12BL, PHYS 2B, PHYS 2C. 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. CHEM 1BGeneral ChemistryWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 4 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. CHEM 1AGeneral ChemistryWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. CHEM 1CGeneral Chemistry & Qualitative AnalysisFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. PHYS 2AGeneral PhysicsFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. BIOL 1APrinciples of Cell BiologyFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. BIOL 1BForm & Function in Plants & AnimalsWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 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 San Luis Obispo requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• BIO 150

  Diversity and the History of Life

  • BIOL 1C

    Evolution, Systematics & Ecology

• BIO 161

  Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology

  • BIOL 1A

    Principles of Cell Biology

• BIO 162

  Introduction to Organismal Form and Function

  • BIOL 1B

    Form & Function in Plants & Animals

• BIO 231

  Human Anatomy and Physiology I

  • BIOL 40A + BIOL 40B

    Human Anatomy & Physiology I · Human Anatomy & Physiology II

• BIO 232

  Human Anatomy and Physiology II

  • BIOL 40C + BIOL 40B

    Human Anatomy & Physiology III · Human Anatomy & Physiology II

• LA 218

  Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

  • GIST 11

    Introduction to Mapping & Spatial Reasoning

  • or
    GEOG 11

    Introduction to Mapping & Spatial Reasoning

• GEOG 218

  Applications in GIS

  • GIST 11 + GIST 12

    Introduction to Mapping & Spatial Reasoning · Introduction to Geospatial Technology

• MCRO 224

  General Microbiology I

  • BIOL 41

    Microbiology

• CSC 101

  Fundamentals of Computer Science

  • C S 2A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    C S 1A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in JAVA

  • or
    C S 3A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in PYTHON

• ERSC 250

  Physical Geography

  • GEOG 1

    Physical Geography

• PHYS 121

  College Physics I

  • PHYS 2A

    General Physics

• MATH 162

  Calculus for the Life Sciences II

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus

• CHEM 129

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science III

  • CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• STAT 218

  Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics II

  • or
    PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    SOC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

• CHEM 127

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science I

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry

• CHEM 128

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science II

  • CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• CHEM 216

  Organic Chemistry I

  • CHEM 12B + CHEM 12BL

    Organic Chemistry · Organic Chemistry Laboratory

• MATH 161

  Calculus for the Life Sciences I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 12

    Calculus for Business & Economics

• BIO 150 + BIO 161 + BIO 162

  Diversity and the History of Life

  • BIOL 1B + BIOL 1C + BIOL 1A

    Form & Function in Plants & Animals · Evolution, Systematics & Ecology · Principles of Cell Biology

• CHEM 127 + CHEM 128 + CHEM 129

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science I

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1A + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry · General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• CHEM 128 + CHEM 129

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science II

  • CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis · General Chemistry

• PHYS 121 + PHYS 122 + PHYS 123

  College Physics I

  • PHYS 2B + PHYS 2C + PHYS 2A

    General Physics

• PHYS 121 + PHYS 122

  College Physics I

  • PHYS 2A + PHYS 2B + PHYS 2C

    General Physics

• CHEM 127 + CHEM 128

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science I

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

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 San Luis Obispo majors from Foothill

• AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• BIOCHEMISTRYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• CIVIL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• PHYSICSFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• RECREATION, PARKS AND TOURISM ADMINISTRATIONFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• LIBERAL STUDIESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• BIORESOURCE AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• COMMUNICATION STUDIESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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