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.

• 27Mapped preparation courses
• 25Scheduled Winter 2027
• 25With open seats reported
• 104Current 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: ENGR 45, MATH 1AH. 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 1DCalculusOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
2. ACTG 1AFinancial Accounting IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 320 seats reported this term.
3. BUSI 18Business Law IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 120 seats reported this term.
4. ECON C2001Principles of MicroeconomicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 160 seats reported this term.
5. ENGR 10Introduction to EngineeringOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 35 seats reported this term.
6. ENGR 11Programming & Problem-Solving in MATLABOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 35 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.

• MATE 1110

  Introduction to Materials Engineering

  • ENGR 10

    Introduction to Engineering

• MATE 1215

  Materials Laboratory I

  • ENGR 45

    Properties of Materials

• BIO 2231Check on ASSIST

  Human Anatomy and Physiology I

  • BIOL 40A + BIOL 40B

    Human Anatomy & Physiology I · Human Anatomy & Physiology II

• BIO 2232Check on ASSIST

  Human Anatomy and Physiology II

  • BIOL 40C + BIOL 40B

    Human Anatomy & Physiology III · Human Anatomy & Physiology II

• BMED 2311Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to Electrical Design in Biomedical Engineering Lab

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• BUS 2207Check on ASSIST

  Legal Responsibilities of Business

  • BUSI 18

    Business Law I

• BUS 2212Check on ASSIST

  Financial Accounting for Nonbusiness Majors

  • ACTG 1A

    Financial Accounting I

• ECON 2030Check on ASSIST

  Microeconomics

  • ECON C2001

    Principles of Microeconomics

• MATH 2263Check on ASSIST

  Calculus III

  • MATH 1D

    Calculus

• ME 2212Check on ASSIST

  Engineering Dynamics

  • ENGR 47

    Dynamics

• ME 2240Check on ASSIST

  Applied Programming for Mechanical Engineering

  • ENGR 11

    Programming & Problem-Solving in MATLAB

• CHEM 1120

  Fundamentals of Chemical Structure and Properties

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• EE 2201

  Electric Circuits for Non-Majors

  • ENGR 37

    Introduction to Circuit Analysis

• PHYS 1141

  General Physics I

  • PHYS 4A + PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

  Labs must be completed in person

• MATH 2341

  Linear Analysis

  • MATH 2A + MATH 2B

    Differential Equations · Linear Algebra

• PHYS 1143

  General Physics II

  • PHYS 4B + PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

  Labs must be completed in person

• EE 2241

  Electric Circuit Analysis Laboratory I

  • ENGR 37L

    Circuit Analysis Laboratory

• CHEM 1122

  Fundamentals of Chemical Reactivity

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry · General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• ME 2210

  Engineering Statics

  • ENGR 35

    Statics

• 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

• MATH 1261 + MATH 1262 + MATH 2263

  Calculus I

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

    Calculus · Honors Calculus I · Honors Calculus II

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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