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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 Fall 2026
• 12With 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: SOC 1H, PSYC C1000, PSYC C1000H, STAT C1000, MATH 17, SPAN 6, SPAN 5, CHEM 12B, CHEM 12BL. 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. SPAN 1Elementary Spanish IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 22 seats reported this term.
2. SPAN 2Elementary Spanish IIOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 19 seats reported this term.
3. BIOL 41MicrobiologyFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. SPAN 3Elementary Spanish IIIWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. COMM 2Interpersonal CommunicationOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 1 seat reported this term.
6. SPAN 4Intermediate Spanish IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 23 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.

• ANT 201

  Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2A

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2AH

    Honors Cultural Anthropology

• SOC 110

  Comparative Societies

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

  • or
    SOC 1H

    Honors Introduction to Sociology

• MCRO 221

  Microbiology

  • BIOL 41

    Microbiology

• MCRO 224

  General Microbiology I

  • BIOL 41

    Microbiology

• PSY 201

  General Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

  • or
    PSYC C1000H

    Introduction to Psychology - Honors

• PSY 202

  General Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

  • or
    PSYC C1000H

    Introduction to Psychology - Honors

• BIO 232

  Human Anatomy and Physiology II

  • BIOL 40C + BIOL 40B

    Human Anatomy & Physiology III · Human Anatomy & Physiology II

• FSN 202

  Introduction to Human Nutrition

  • BIOL 45

    Introduction to Human Nutrition

• BIO 161

  Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology

  • BIOL 1A

    Principles of Cell Biology

• STAT 218

  Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences

  • 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

• CHEM 127

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science I

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry

• BIO 231

  Human Anatomy and Physiology I

  • BIOL 40A + BIOL 40B

    Human Anatomy & Physiology I · Human Anatomy & Physiology II

• SPAN 101

  Elementary Spanish I

  • SPAN 1

    Elementary Spanish I

• GEOG 218

  Applications in GIS

  • GIST 11 + GIST 12

    Introduction to Mapping & Spatial Reasoning · Introduction to Geospatial Technology

• CHEM 128

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science II

  • CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• SPAN 103

  Elementary Spanish III

  • SPAN 3

    Elementary Spanish III

• COMS 211

  Interpersonal Communication

  • COMM 2

    Interpersonal Communication

• ANT 201

  Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2A

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2AH

    Honors Cultural Anthropology

• SPAN 104

  Intensive Elementary Spanish

  • SPAN 3 + SPAN 1 + SPAN 2

    Elementary Spanish III · Elementary Spanish I · Elementary Spanish II

• NR 218

  Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

  • GIST 11

    Introduction to Mapping & Spatial Reasoning

  • or
    GEOG 11

    Introduction to Mapping & Spatial Reasoning

• SPAN 203

  Intermediate Spanish III

  • SPAN 6

    Intermediate Spanish III

• BIO 123

  Biology of Sex

  • BIOL 10

    General Biology: Basic Principles

• SPAN 102

  Elementary Spanish II

  • SPAN 2

    Elementary Spanish II

• PHYS 121

  College Physics I

  • PHYS 2A

    General Physics

• CHEM 129

  General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science III

  • CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• SPAN 201

  Intermediate Spanish I

  • SPAN 4

    Intermediate Spanish I

• PSY 256

  Developmental Psychology

  • PSYC 14

    Child & Adolescent Development

  • or
    PSYC 40

    Human Development

• PSY 252

  Social Psychology

  • PSYC 30

    Social Psychology

  • or
    SOC 30

    Social Psychology

• SPAN 202

  Intermediate Spanish II

  • SPAN 5

    Intermediate Spanish II

• ANT 250

  Biological Anthropology

  • ANTH 1

    Introduction to Biological Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 1H

    Honors Introduction to Biological Anthropology

• CHEM 216

  Organic Chemistry I

  • CHEM 12B + CHEM 12BL

    Organic Chemistry · Organic Chemistry Laboratory

• BIO 162

  Introduction to Organismal Form and Function

  • BIOL 1B

    Form & Function in Plants & Animals

• HLTH 265

  Introduction to Community and Public Health

  • HLTH 20

    Introduction to Public Health

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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