Natural Sciences B.S. - Science Education Option

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.

• 19Mapped preparation courses
• 16Scheduled Winter 2027
• 16With open seats reported
• 63Current 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: EDUC 2, PSE 20, PHYS 2C. 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.
   • 139 seats reported this term.
2. BIOL 1APrinciples of Cell BiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 56 seats reported this term.
3. BIOL 1CEvolution, Systematics & EcologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 28 seats reported this term.
4. CHEM 1CGeneral Chemistry & Qualitative AnalysisOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 56 seats reported this term.
5. HORT 30Horticultural Practices: SoilsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
6. EDUC 2Introduction to Elementary EducationNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's 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 CSU Chico requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• ERTH 265

  Soils and Surficial Processes

  • HORT 30

    Horticultural Practices: Soils

• PHYS 202A

  General Physics I

  • PHYS 2A + PHYS 2B

    General Physics

• EDTE 255

  Introduction to Democratic Perspectives in K-12 Teaching

  • EDUC 2

    Introduction to Elementary Education

• SCED 142

  Concepts in Life Science

  • BIOL 10

    General Biology: Basic Principles

• SCED 141

  Concepts in the Physical Sciences

  • PSE 20

    Introduction to Physical Science

• BIOL 162

  Principles of Cellular and Molecular Biology

  • BIOL 1A

    Principles of Cell Biology

• MATH 118

  Trigonometry

  • MATH 48C + MATH 48B

    Precalculus III · Precalculus II

• CHEM 107

  General Chemistry for Applied Sciences

  • CHEM 25

    Fundamentals of Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 30A

    Survey of Inorganic & Organic Chemistry

• CHEM 111

  General Chemistry I

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry

• CHEM 112

  General Chemistry II

  • CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• BIOL 103

  Human Anatomy

  • BIOL 40B + BIOL 40C + BIOL 40A

    Human Anatomy & Physiology II · Human Anatomy & Physiology III · Human Anatomy & Physiology I

• BIOL 161

  Principles of Ecological, Evolutionary, and Organismal Biology

  • BIOL 1C

    Evolution, Systematics & Ecology

• PHYS 202B

  General Physics II

  • PHYS 2C

    General Physics

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 CSU Chico majors from Foothill

• Advanced Manufacturing and Applied RoboticsFoothill → CSU Chico
• Agricultural BusinessFoothill → CSU Chico
• Agricultural Science B.S. - Agricultural Communication and Leadership OptionFoothill → CSU Chico
• Agricultural Science B.S. - Agricultural Science and Education OptionFoothill → CSU Chico
• Animal Science B.S. - Food Animal Production OptionFoothill → CSU Chico
• Animal Science B.S. - Pre-Veterinary Science OptionFoothill → CSU Chico
• AnthropologyFoothill → CSU Chico
• Art B.A. - Art Education OptionFoothill → CSU Chico

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