SOFTWARE 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.

• 44Mapped preparation courses
• 35Scheduled Fall 2026
• 13With open seats reported
• 97Current 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: C S 18, PHIL 20B, PSYC C1000, PSYC C1000H, PHYS 4D, ENGR 47, CHEM 12B, CHEM 12BL, CHEM 12C. 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. 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.
3. C S 1BIntermediate Software Design in JAVAOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 10 seats reported this term.
4. 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.
5. MATH 1DCalculusFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. MATH 2ADifferential EquationsFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open 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.

• CSC 203

  Project-Based Object-Oriented Programming and Design

  • C S 1B

    Intermediate Software Design in JAVA

• CSC 202

  Data Structures

  • C S 2B + C S 2C

    Intermediate Software Design in C++ · Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in C++

  • or
    C S 1B + C S 1C

    Intermediate Software Design in JAVA · Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in JAVA

  • or
    C S 3C + C S 3B

    Advanced Data Structures & Algorithms in Python · Intermediate Software Design in Python

• CSC 101

  Fundamentals of Computer Science

  • C S 2A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    C S 1A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in JAVA

  • or
    C S 3A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in PYTHON

• CSC 248

  Discrete Structures

  • C S 18

    Discrete Mathematics

  • or
    MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

• CSC 225

  Introduction to Computer Organization

  • C S 10

    Computer Architecture & Organization

• BIO 111

  General Biology

  • BIOL 10

    General Biology: Basic Principles

• BIO 161

  Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology

  • BIOL 1A

    Principles of Cell Biology

• MCRO 221

  Microbiology

  • BIOL 41

    Microbiology

• MCRO 224

  General Microbiology I

  • BIOL 41

    Microbiology

• 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 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

• 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

• MATH 244

  Linear Analysis I

  • MATH 2A + MATH 2B

    Differential Equations · Linear Algebra

• MATH 141

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus I

• MATH 241

  Calculus IV

  • MATH 1D

    Calculus

• MATH 143

  Calculus III

  • MATH 1C

    Calculus

• MATH 142

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus

• COMS 217

  Small Group Communication

  • COMM 4

    Group Discussion

• PHYS 211

  Modern Physics I

  • PHYS 4D

    General Physics (Calculus)

• ME 211

  Engineering Statics

  • ENGR 35

    Statics

• ME 212

  Engineering Dynamics

  • ENGR 47

    Dynamics

• MATH 242

  Differential Equations I

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

• CHEM 216

  Organic Chemistry I

  • CHEM 12B + CHEM 12BL

    Organic Chemistry · Organic Chemistry Laboratory

• MATH 206

  Linear Algebra I

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• CHEM 124 + CHEM 125 + CHEM 126

  General Chemistry for Physical Science and Engineering I

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry · General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• PHYS 141 + PHYS 142 + PHYS 143

  General Physics I

  • PHYS 4A + PHYS 4C + PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• MATH 141 + MATH 142 + MATH 143

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B + MATH 1C

    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

• EE 201 + EE 251

  Electric Circuit Theory

  • ENGR 37L + ENGR 37

    Circuit Analysis Laboratory · Introduction to Circuit Analysis

• CHEM 216 + CHEM 217

  Organic Chemistry I

  • CHEM 12A + CHEM 12C + CHEM 12B

    Organic Chemistry

• CHEM 216 + CHEM 217 + CHEM 218

  Organic Chemistry I

  • CHEM 12B + CHEM 12A + CHEM 12C

    Organic Chemistry

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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