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.

• 28Mapped preparation courses
• 24Scheduled Winter 2027
• 24With open seats reported
• 81Current 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: PSYC C1000, PSYC C1000H, MATH 1AH, STAT C1000. 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. BIOL 10General Biology: Basic PrinciplesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 139 seats reported this term.
2. MATH 1CCalculusOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 160 seats reported this term.
3. MATH 1DCalculusOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
4. MATH 2ADifferential EquationsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
5. MATH 2BLinear AlgebraOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
6. BIOL 1APrinciples of Cell BiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 56 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.

• CPE 1000

  Computing Majors Orientation

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• BIO 1151

  Life: Molecules and Cells

  • BIOL 1A

    Principles of Cell Biology

• MCRO 2221

  Introduction to Microbiology

  • BIOL 41

    Microbiology

• BIO 1150

  Life: History and Diversity

  • BIOL 1C

    Evolution, Systematics & Ecology

• CHEM 1120

  Fundamentals of Chemical Structure and Properties

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• PHYS 1141

  General Physics I

  • PHYS 4A + PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

  Labs must be completed in person

• MATH 1151

  Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• PSY 2201

  Introductory Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

  • or
    PSYC C1000H

    Introduction to Psychology - Honors

• COMS 2217

  Small Group Collaboration and Creativity

  • COMM 4

    Group Discussion

• MATH 1261

  Calculus I

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

    Calculus · Honors Calculus I · Honors Calculus II

• MATH 1253

  Calculus II for Transfers

  • MATH 1C

    Calculus

  **REFER TO CATALOG**

• BIO 1113Check on ASSIST

  Biology of Sex

  • BIOL 10

    General Biology: Basic Principles

• CHEM 1122Check on ASSIST

  Fundamentals of Chemical Reactivity

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry · General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• MATH 2263Check on ASSIST

  Calculus III

  • MATH 1D

    Calculus

• MATH 2341Check on ASSIST

  Linear Analysis

  • MATH 2A + MATH 2B

    Differential Equations · Linear Algebra

• MATH 2343Check on ASSIST

  Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

• PHYS 1141Check on ASSIST

  General Physics I

  • PHYS 4A + PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

  Labs must be completed in person

• STAT 1510Check on ASSIST

  Statistics I

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

• CPE 2300

  Introduction to Computer Systems

  • C S 10

    Computer Architecture & Organization

• CSC 2001 + CSC 2001L

  Data Structures

  • C S 2C + C S 2B

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

  • or
    C S 1C + C S 1B

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

  • or
    C S 3B + C S 3C

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

• BIO 1111 + BIO 1112

  General Biology

  • BIOL 10

    General Biology: Basic Principles

• MATH 1264 + MATH 1265

  Calculus for Data Science 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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