Physics

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.

• 14Mapped preparation courses
• 10Scheduled Fall 2026
• 4With 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: PHYS 2B, PHYS 2C, PHYS 4D, ASTR 10A. 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. C S 2AObject-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 42 seats reported this term.
2. C S 2BIntermediate Software Design in C++Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 37 seats reported this term.
3. CHEM 25Fundamentals of ChemistryWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. MATH 1ACalculusWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. MATH 1BCalculusWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. ASTR 10LAstronomy LaboratoryOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 4 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• PHYS 125

  Principles of Physics I

  Articulates as a Series Only

• PHYS 126

  Principles of Physics II

  Articulates as a Series Only

• PHYS 135

  Physics for Scientists and Engineers I

  Articulates as a Series Only

• PHYS 136

  Physics for Scientists and Engineers II

  Articulates as a Series Only

• PHYS 137

  Physics for Scientists and Engineers III

  Articulates as a Series Only

• CHEM 100

  INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE CHEMISTRY

  • CHEM 25

    Fundamentals of Chemistry

• CS 101

  Computer Science I

  • C S 2B

    Intermediate Software Design in C++

• CS 100

  Programming for Everyone

  • C S 2A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++

• CHEM 111

  GENERAL CHEMISTRY I

  Articulates as a Series Only

  Articulates as a sequence only

• MATH 131

  CALCULUS II

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus

• MATH 130

  CALCULUS I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus

• PHYS 125 + PHYS 126

  Principles of Physics I

  • PHYS 2A + PHYS 2B + PHYS 2C

    General Physics

• PHYS 135 + PHYS 136 + PHYS 137

  Physics for Scientists and Engineers I

  • PHYS 4C + PHYS 4A + PHYS 4D + PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• CHEM 112 + CHEM 112L

  GENERAL CHEMISTRY II

  Articulates as a Series Only

• ASTR 138 + ASTR 139

  Descriptive Astronomy

  • ASTR 10A + ASTR 10L

    General Astronomy: Solar System · Astronomy Laboratory

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 Hayward majors from Foothill

• Political Science, B.A.: Public Affairs and Administration ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Hayward
• Environmental Science, B.S.: Environmental Health ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Hayward
• BiochemistryFoothill → CSU Hayward
• Liberal Studies, B.A.: Early Childhood Education ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Hayward
• Human Development, B.A.: Early Childhood Development ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Hayward
• Liberal Studies, B.A.: Liberal Arts ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Hayward
• BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, B.S.: QUARTER COLLEGEFoothill → CSU Hayward
• Art, B.F.A.: Photography ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Hayward

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