FOREST AND FIRE 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.

• 39Mapped preparation courses
• 29Scheduled Fall 2026
• 13With open seats reported
• 83Current 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 17, ANTH 3, GEOG 2, POLS C1000, HORT 23, HORT 52C, SOC 15, HORT 90L, HORT 31. 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 1BCalculusWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. ECON 1BPrinciples of MicroeconomicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 12 seats reported this term.
3. GEOG 1Physical GeographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 22 seats reported this term.
4. PHYS 4CGeneral Physics (Calculus)Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 7 seats reported this term.
5. BIOL 1APrinciples of Cell BiologyFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's 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.
   • 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.

• PHYS 121

  College Physics I

  • PHYS 2A

    General Physics

• MATH 161

  Calculus for the Life Sciences I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 12

    Calculus for Business & Economics

• MATH 221

  Calculus for Business and Economics

  • MATH 12

    Calculus for Business & Economics

  • or
    MATH 1A

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus I

• STAT 217

  Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods

  • 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

• 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

• ANT 201

  Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2A

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2AH

    Honors Cultural Anthropology

• ANT 202

  World Prehistory Before Writing

  • ANTH 3

    World Prehistory: The Rise & Fall of Early Civilizations

  • or
    ANTH 8

    Introduction to Archaeology

  • or
    ANTH 8H

    Honors Introduction to Archaeology

• GEOG 150

  Human Geography

  • GEOG 2

    Human Geography

• MATH 142

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus

• MATH 162

  Calculus for the Life Sciences II

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus

• PHYS 142

  General Physics II

  • PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

• ANT 250

  Biological Anthropology

  • ANTH 1

    Introduction to Biological Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 1H

    Honors Introduction to Biological Anthropology

• POLS 112

  American and California Government

  • POLS C1000 + HIST 17A

    American Government and Politics · History of the United States to 1815

  • or
    POLS C1000 + HIST 17B

    American Government and Politics · History of the United States from 1812 to 1914

  • or
    POLS C1000 + HIST 17C

    American Government and Politics · History of the United States from 1914 to the Present

• MCRO 221

  Microbiology

  • BIOL 41

    Microbiology

• BIO 161

  Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology

  • BIOL 1A

    Principles of Cell Biology

• LA 221

  California Plants and Plant Communities

  • HORT 23 + HORT 52C

    Plant Materials: California Native Plants · Horticultural Practices: Plant Installation & Maintenance

• BIO 162

  Introduction to Organismal Form and Function

  • BIOL 1B

    Form & Function in Plants & Animals

• POLS 245

  Judicial Process

  • SOC 15

    Law & Society

• ECON 221

  Microeconomics

  • ECON 1B

    Principles of Microeconomics

• CHEM 128

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science II

  • CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• KINE 181

  Responding to Emergencies: Comprehensive First Aid, CPR, AED

  • EMS 50

    Emergency Medical Response

  • or
    KINS 15

    First Aid & CPR/AED

• GEOG 250

  Physical Geography

  • GEOG 1

    Physical Geography

• CHEM 129

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science III

  • CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• PLSC 124

  Plant Propagation

  • HORT 90L + HORT 31

    Plant Propagation: Basic Skills · Horticultural Practices: Plant Propagation

• NR 218

  Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

  • GIST 11

    Introduction to Mapping & Spatial Reasoning

  • or
    GEOG 11

    Introduction to Mapping & Spatial Reasoning

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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