Software Engineering

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.

• 18Mapped preparation courses
• 15Scheduled Fall 2026
• 3With open seats reported
• 57Current 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, STAT C1000. 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. MATH 22Discrete MathematicsFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. MATH 2BLinear AlgebraWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. STAT C1000Introduction to StatisticsNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. CHEM 1BGeneral ChemistryWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 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.

• CS 211

  Computer Science II

  • C S 2B

    Intermediate Software Design in C++

• CS 111

  Computer Science I

  • C S 2A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++

• PHYS 202

  Physics of Electromagnetism and Optics

  • PHYS 4A + PHYS 4C + PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 201

  Physics of Mechanics and Sound

  • PHYS 4C + PHYS 4A + PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 102

  Introduction to Physics II

  • PHYS 2B + PHYS 2C

    General Physics

• PHYS 101

  Introduction to Physics I

  • PHYS 2A + PHYS 2B

    General Physics

• CHEM 160

  General Chemistry II

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry · General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• CHEM 150L

  General Chemistry Laboratory

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry

• CHEM 150

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• MATH 160

  Calculus with Applications, I

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1A

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1B

    Calculus

• MATH 162

  Calculus with Applications, II

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1B

    Calculus

• MATH 242

  Introduction to Statistics

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

• MATH 264

  Introduction to Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• MATH 270

  Basic Discrete Mathematics

  • MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

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

Common questions