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.

• 41Mapped preparation courses
• 32Scheduled Winter 2027
• 32With 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: MATH 1AH, PHYS 2C, POLS C1000, ENGL 8, PSYC C1000, PSYC C1000H, PHIL 20A, STAT C1000, MATH 17. 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. GEOG 2Human GeographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
2. ANTH 14Linguistic AnthropologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
3. BIOL 41MicrobiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 144 seats reported this term.
4. CHLD 56NPrinciples & Practices of Teaching Young ChildrenOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 75 seats reported this term.
5. MATH 1CCalculusOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 160 seats reported this term.
6. MATH 2BLinear AlgebraOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 80 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.

• GEOG 1150

  Human Geography

  • GEOG 2

    Human Geography

• CD 2254

  Child, Family, and Community

  No Course Articulated

• PSY 2240

  Biopsychology

  • PSYC 4

    Introduction to Biopsychology

• MATH 1261

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1AH + MATH 1B + MATH 1BH

    Calculus · Honors Calculus I · Honors Calculus II

• MATH 1151

  Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• MATH 1253

  Calculus II for Transfers

  • MATH 1C

    Calculus

  **REFER TO CATALOG**

• CHEM 1110Check on ASSIST

  World of Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 25

    Fundamentals of Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 30A

    Survey of Inorganic & Organic Chemistry

• CHEM 1120Check on ASSIST

  Fundamentals of Chemical Structure and Properties

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• CHEM 1122Check on ASSIST

  Fundamentals of Chemical Reactivity

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry · General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• PHYS 1121Check on ASSIST

  College Physics I

  • PHYS 2A + PHYS 2B

    General Physics

  Labs must be completed in person

• PHYS 1123Check on ASSIST

  College Physics II

  • PHYS 2B + PHYS 2C

    General Physics

  Labs must be completed in person

• PHYS 1141Check on ASSIST

  General Physics I

  • PHYS 4A + PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

  Labs must be completed in person

• ASTR 1101Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to the Solar System

  • ASTR 10A + ASTR 10L

    General Astronomy: Solar System · Astronomy Laboratory

• CHEM 1120Check on ASSIST

  Fundamentals of Chemical Structure and Properties

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• CHEM 1122Check on ASSIST

  Fundamentals of Chemical Reactivity

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry · General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• MCRO 2221Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to Microbiology

  • BIOL 41

    Microbiology

• PHYS 1121Check on ASSIST

  College Physics I

  • PHYS 2A + PHYS 2B

    General Physics

  Labs must be completed in person

• PHYS 1123Check on ASSIST

  College Physics II

  • PHYS 2B + PHYS 2C

    General Physics

  Labs must be completed in person

• PHYS 1141Check on ASSIST

  General Physics I

  • PHYS 4A + PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

  Labs must be completed in person

• POLS 1112

  U.S. 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 1150

  Human Geography

  • GEOG 2

    Human Geography

• ENGL 2290

  Introduction to Linguistics

  • ANTH 14

    Linguistic Anthropology

• LS 2255

  Children's Literature in a Diverse Society

  • ENGL 8

    Children's Literature

• HIST 2201

  United States History to 1877

  • 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

• EDUC 2207

  Children's Learning and Development in Educational Settings

  • CHLD 56N

    Principles & Practices of Teaching Young Children

• HIST 2210

  World History to 1800

  No Course Articulated

• PSY 2201

  Introductory Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

  • or
    PSYC C1000H

    Introduction to Psychology - Honors

• PHIL 2230

  Philosophical Classics: Knowledge and 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

• PHIL 2231

  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

• STAT 1110

  Applied 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

• BIO 2231 + BIO 2232Check on ASSIST

  Human Anatomy and Physiology I

  • BIOL 40B + BIOL 40A + BIOL 40C

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

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 San Luis Obispo majors from Foothill

• AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• AGRICULTURAL SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENTFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ANIMAL SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ANTHROPOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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