BIOLOGY

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.

• 11Mapped preparation courses
• 9Scheduled Fall 2026
• 2With open seats reported
• 26Current 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: BIOL 1C, PHYS 2B. 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 BiologyFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. PHYS 2AGeneral PhysicsFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. PHYS 2BGeneral PhysicsNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. MATH 48BPrecalculus IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • 13 seats reported this term.
5. MATH 48CPrecalculus IIIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 23 seats reported this term.
6. CHEM 1AGeneral ChemistryWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 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 CSU Northridge requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• MATH 255A

  Calculus for the Life Sciences I

  No Course Articulated

• MATH 102

  Pre-Calculus I

  • MATH 48A + MATH 48B

    Precalculus I · Precalculus II

• MATH 104

  Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry

  • MATH 48C + MATH 48B

    Precalculus III · Precalculus II

• MATH 105

  Pre-Calculus II

  • MATH 48B + MATH 48C + MATH 48A

    Precalculus II · Precalculus III · Precalculus I

• CHEM 102 + CHEM 102L + CHEM 102D

  General Chemistry II

  • CHEM 1C + CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis · General Chemistry

• BIOL 106 + BIOL 106L

  Biological Principles I

  • BIOL 1C + BIOL 1B + BIOL 1A

    Evolution, Systematics & Ecology · Form & Function in Plants & Animals · Principles of Cell Biology

• BIOL 107 + BIOL 107L

  Biological Principles II

  • BIOL 1A

    Principles of Cell Biology

• CHEM 101 + CHEM 101L + CHEM 101D

  General Chemistry I

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry

• PHYS 100B + PHYS 100BL

  General Physics II

  • PHYS 2B

    General Physics

• PHYS 100A + PHYS 100AL

  General Physics I

  • PHYS 2A

    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 Northridge majors from Foothill

• INFORMATION SYSTEMS, B.S. - Option in Computer Information TechnologyFoothill → CSU Northridge
• LANGUAGES AND CULTURES, B.A. - Option in ItalianFoothill → CSU Northridge
• BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, B.S. - Option in Financial AnalysisFoothill → CSU Northridge
• CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENTFoothill → CSU Northridge
• POLITICAL SCIENCE, B.A. - Option in Public Policy and ManagementFoothill → CSU Northridge
• CINEMA AND TELEVISION ARTS, B.A. - Option in Entertainment Media ManagementFoothill → CSU Northridge
• HISTORY, B.A. - Junior-Year Integrated (JYI) History Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject CredentialFoothill → CSU Northridge
• BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, B.S. - Option in Systems and Operations ManagementFoothill → CSU Northridge

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