PHILOSOPHY

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.

• 6Mapped preparation courses
• 4Scheduled Fall 2026
• 2With open seats reported
• 6Current 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: PHIL 20B, PHIL 7. 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. PHIL 1Critical Thinking & WritingFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. PHIL 7Introduction to Symbolic LogicNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
3. PHIL 4Introduction to PhilosophyOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • 14 seats reported this term.
4. PHIL 8EthicsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • 4 seats reported this term.
5. PHIL 20AHistory of Western Philosophy from Socrates Through St. ThomasWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. PHIL 20BHistory of Western Philosophy from the Rennissance Through KantNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.

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.

• 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

• PHIL 101

  Introduction to Philosophy

  • PHIL 4

    Introduction to Philosophy

  • or
    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 8

    Ethics

• PHIL 126

  Logic and Argumentative Writing

  • PHIL 1

    Critical Thinking & Writing

• 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 241

  Symbolic Logic

  • PHIL 7

    Introduction to Symbolic Logic

• PHIL 230 + PHIL 231

  Philosophical Classics: Knowledge & Reality

  No Course Articulated

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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