LIBERAL STUDIES

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.

• 45Mapped preparation courses
• 32Scheduled Fall 2026
• 11With open seats reported
• 113Current 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: ANTH 14, POLS C1000, GEOG 2, HIST 3C, HIST 3A, PHIL 20B, PSYC C1000, PSYC C1000H, STAT C1000, MATH 17, ASTR 10A, 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 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.
2. CHEM 1BGeneral 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 4CGeneral Physics (Calculus)Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 7 seats reported this term.
5. 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.
6. MATH 1CCalculusWaitlist
   • 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.

• PHYS 143

  General Physics III

  • PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• MCRO 221

  Microbiology

  • BIOL 41

    Microbiology

• CHEM 127

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science I

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry

• PHYS 121

  College Physics I

  • PHYS 2A

    General Physics

• ENGL 290

  Introduction to Linguistics

  • ANTH 14

    Linguistic Anthropology

• PSY 254

  Family Psychology

  • CHLD 8

    Child, Family & Community

• CHEM 129

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science III

  • CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• ERSC 250

  Physical Geography

  • GEOG 1

    Physical Geography

• CHEM 110

  World of Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 30A

    Survey of Inorganic & Organic Chemistry

• CHEM 128

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science II

  • CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• CD 256

  Developmental Psychology

  • PSYC 14

    Child & Adolescent Development

  • or
    PSYC 40

    Human Development

• 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

• GEOG 150

  Human Geography

  • GEOG 2

    Human Geography

• HIST 223

  World History, 1800 to Present

  • HIST 3C

    World History from 1750 CE to the Present

• HIST 221

  World History, Beginnings to 1000

  • HIST 3A

    World History From Prehistory to 750 CE

• MATH 143

  Calculus III

  • MATH 1C

    Calculus

• 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

• PHYS 141

  General Physics I

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• MATH 142

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus

• CHEM 126

  General Chemistry for Physical Science and Engineering III

  • CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• CHEM 124

  General Chemistry for Physical Science and Engineering I

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry

• PHYS 142

  General Physics II

  • PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

• MATH 141

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus I

• CHEM 125

  General Chemistry for Physical Science and Engineering II

  • CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• HIST 222

  World History, 1000 - 1800

  • HIST 3B

    World History from 750 CE to 1750 CE

• BIO 111

  General Biology

  • BIOL 10

    General Biology: Basic Principles

• HIST 201

  United States History to 1865

  • HIST 17A + HIST 17B

    History of the United States to 1815 · History of the United States from 1812 to 1914

  Course does not satisfy campus diversity requirement

  Consult an adviser for potential credit limitations

  Partial GE credit given

• PHIL 231

  Philosophical Classics: Ethics and Political Philosophy

  • PHIL 8

    Ethics

  • or
    PHIL 20B

    History of Western Philosophy from the Rennissance Through Kant

  • or
    PHIL 4

    Introduction to Philosophy

  • or
    PHIL 20A

    History of Western Philosophy from Socrates Through St. Thomas

• PHIL 230

  Philosophical Classics: Knowledge & Reality

  • PHIL 20A

    History of Western Philosophy from Socrates Through St. Thomas

  • or
    PHIL 20B

    History of Western Philosophy from the Rennissance Through Kant

  • or
    PHIL 4

    Introduction to Philosophy

  • or
    PHIL 8

    Ethics

• PSY 202

  General Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

  • or
    PSYC C1000H

    Introduction to Psychology - Honors

• PSY 201

  General Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

  • or
    PSYC C1000H

    Introduction to Psychology - Honors

• 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

• ASTR 101

  Introduction to the Solar System

  • ASTR 10A + ASTR 10L

    General Astronomy: Solar System · Astronomy Laboratory

• CD 207

  Children's Learning and Development in Educational Settings

  • CHLD 56N

    Principles & Practices of Teaching Young Children

• PHYS 121 + PHYS 122 + PHYS 123

  College Physics I

  • PHYS 2B + PHYS 2C + PHYS 2A

    General Physics

• CHEM 128 + CHEM 129

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science II

  • CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis · General Chemistry

• MATH 141 + MATH 142 + MATH 143

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B + MATH 1C

    Calculus

• BIO 231 + BIO 232

  Human Anatomy and Physiology I

  • BIOL 40B + BIOL 40A + BIOL 40C

    Human Anatomy & Physiology II · Human Anatomy & Physiology I · Human Anatomy & Physiology III

• PHYS 142 + PHYS 143

  General Physics II

  • PHYS 4C + PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

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
• BIORESOURCE AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• COMMUNICATION STUDIESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• PHYSICSFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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