Chemistry, General Chemistry 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.

• 12Mapped preparation courses
• 11Scheduled Fall 2026
• 1With open seats reported
• 44Current 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 12B. 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. CHEM 12AOrganic ChemistryFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. CHEM 12BOrganic ChemistryNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
3. MATH 1DCalculusFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. PHYS 4CGeneral Physics (Calculus)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 7 seats reported this term.
5. CHEM 1AGeneral ChemistryWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. CHEM 1BGeneral 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 San Marcos requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• CHEM 202L

  Organic Chemistry Laboratory

  • CHEM 12B

    Organic Chemistry

• CHEM 150

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• CHEM 201

  Organic Chemistry

  • CHEM 12A

    Organic Chemistry

• CHEM 202

  Organic Chemistry

  • CHEM 12B

    Organic Chemistry

• CHEM 150L

  General Chemistry Laboratory

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry

• CHEM 201L

  Organic Chemistry Laboratory

  • CHEM 12A

    Organic Chemistry

• PHYS 202

  Physics of Electromagnetism and Optics

  • PHYS 4A + PHYS 4C + PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• MATH 162

  Calculus with Applications, II

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1B

    Calculus

• MATH 160

  Calculus with Applications, I

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1A

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1B

    Calculus

• MATH 260

  Calculus with Applications, III

  • MATH 1D

    Calculus

• PHYS 201

  Physics of Mechanics and Sound

  • PHYS 4C + PHYS 4A + PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

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 San Marcos majors from Foothill

• Psychological ScienceFoothill → CSU San Marcos
• CommunicationFoothill → CSU San Marcos
• Liberal Studies, Teaching - Elementary Subject Matter Preparation (ESM)Foothill → CSU San Marcos
• Applied Physics, Applied Electronics OptionFoothill → CSU San Marcos
• BiotechnologyFoothill → CSU San Marcos
• Speech-Language PathologyFoothill → CSU San Marcos
• Literature and Writing StudiesFoothill → CSU San Marcos
• Political ScienceFoothill → CSU San Marcos

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