MATERIALS ENGINEERING

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.

• 25Mapped preparation courses
• 22Scheduled Fall 2026
• 7With open seats reported
• 85Current 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: PHYS 4D, ENGR 47, ENGR 45. 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 4 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. ENGR 45Properties of MaterialsNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
3. MATH 1CCalculusWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. ENGR 37Introduction to Circuit AnalysisOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 22 seats reported this term.
5. ENGR 37LCircuit Analysis LaboratoryOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 17 seats reported this term.
6. 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.

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.

• BUS 207

  Legal Responsibilities of Business

  • BUSI 18

    Business Law I

• CSC 231

  Programming for Engineering Students

  • ENGR 11

    Programming & Problem-Solving in MATLAB

• PHYS 211

  Modern Physics I

  • PHYS 4D

    General Physics (Calculus)

• BIO 231

  Human Anatomy and Physiology I

  • BIOL 40A + BIOL 40B

    Human Anatomy & Physiology I · Human Anatomy & Physiology II

• ME 212

  Engineering Dynamics

  • ENGR 47

    Dynamics

• ECON 221

  Microeconomics

  • ECON 1B

    Principles of Microeconomics

• BUS 212

  Financial Accounting for Nonbusiness Majors

  • ACTG 1A

    Financial Accounting I

• MATE 120

  Introduction to Materials Engineering Design II

  • ENGR 10

    Introduction to Engineering

• MATE 110

  Introduction to Materials Engineering Design I

  • ENGR 10

    Introduction to Engineering

• MATE 210

  Materials Engineering

  • ENGR 45

    Properties of Materials

• MATE 215

  Materials Laboratory I

  • ENGR 45

    Properties of Materials

• 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

• CHEM 124

  General Chemistry for Physical Science and Engineering I

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry

• MATH 241

  Calculus IV

  • MATH 1D

    Calculus

• EE 201

  Electric Circuit Theory

  • ENGR 37

    Introduction to Circuit Analysis

• PHYS 142

  General Physics II

  • PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

• EE 251

  Electric Circuits Laboratory

  • ENGR 37L

    Circuit Analysis Laboratory

• PHYS 141

  General Physics I

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• ME 211

  Engineering Statics

  • ENGR 35

    Statics

• MATH 143

  Calculus III

  • MATH 1C

    Calculus

• MATH 142

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus

• MATH 244

  Linear Analysis I

  • MATH 2A + MATH 2B

    Differential Equations · Linear Algebra

• PHYS 143

  General Physics III

  • PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• MATE 210 + MATE 215

  Materials Engineering

  • ENGR 45

    Properties of Materials

• PHYS 141 + PHYS 142 + PHYS 143

  General Physics I

  • PHYS 4A + PHYS 4C + PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• MATH 141 + MATH 142 + MATH 143 + MATH 241

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B + MATH 1D + MATH 1C

    Calculus

• MATH 141 + MATH 142

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1A

    Calculus

• MATH 141 + MATH 142 + MATH 143

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B + MATH 1C

    Calculus

• EE 201 + EE 251

  Electric Circuit Theory

  • ENGR 37L + ENGR 37

    Circuit Analysis Laboratory · Introduction to Circuit Analysis

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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