Biochemistry, BS, Certified by the American Chemical Society

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.

• 12Mapped preparation courses
• 10Scheduled Winter 2027
• 10With open seats reported
• 39Current 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: CHEM 12C, CHEM 12CL. 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 1APrinciples of Cell BiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 56 seats reported this term.
2. CHEM 12AOrganic ChemistryOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 48 seats reported this term.
3. CHEM 12ALOrganic Chemistry LaboratoryOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 48 seats reported this term.
4. CHEM 12BOrganic ChemistryOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 72 seats reported this term.
5. CHEM 12BLOrganic Chemistry LaboratoryOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 72 seats reported this term.
6. CHEM 1AGeneral ChemistryOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 168 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what CSU Bakersfield requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• CHEM 2300

  Foundations of Organic Chemistry

  • CHEM 12A + CHEM 12AL + CHEM 12B + CHEM 12BL + CHEM 12C + CHEM 12CL

    Organic Chemistry · Organic Chemistry Laboratory

  • or
    CHEM 12A + CHEM 12B + CHEM 12C

    Organic Chemistry

• BIOL 2010

  Introductory Biology - Cells

  • BIOL 1A

    Principles of Cell Biology

• BIOL 2110

  Introductory Biology - Animals

  No Course Articulated

• BIOL 2120

  Introductory Biology - Plants

  No Course Articulated

• MATH 2510

  Single Variable Calculus I

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1A

    Calculus

• CHEM 1000 + CHEM 1001 + CHEM 1100 + CHEM 1600

  Foundations of Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry · General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

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 CSU Bakersfield majors from Foothill

• Agricultural BusinessFoothill → CSU Bakersfield
• AnthropologyFoothill → CSU Bakersfield
• Anthropology, BA, Concentration in Cultural Resource ManagementFoothill → CSU Bakersfield
• Art, BA, emphasis in Art EducationFoothill → CSU Bakersfield
• Art, BA, emphasis in Art HistoryFoothill → CSU Bakersfield
• Art, BA, emphasis in Studio ArtFoothill → CSU Bakersfield
• BiochemistryFoothill → CSU Bakersfield
• Biochemistry, BS, Concentration in Food ScienceFoothill → CSU Bakersfield

Common questions