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.

• 18Mapped preparation courses
• 13Scheduled Fall 2026
• 4With open seats reported
• 32Current 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: MATH 17, STAT C1000, PHYS 2B, PHYS 2C, BIOL 1C. 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 30BSurvey of Organic & BiochemistryFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. MATH 48BPrecalculus IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 13 seats reported this term.
3. MATH 48CPrecalculus IIIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 23 seats reported this term.
4. PSYC 7Statistics for the Behavioral SciencesOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 14 seats reported this term.
5. SOC 7Statistics for the Behavioral SciencesOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 6 seats reported this term.
6. BIOL 1APrinciples of Cell BiologyFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 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 National University requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• MTH 215

  College Algebra and Trigonometry

  • MATH 47

    Path to Calculus

  • or
    MATH 48B + MATH 48C + MATH 48A

    Precalculus II · Precalculus III · Precalculus I

• MTH 210

  Probability and Statistics

  • MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics II

  • or
    PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    SOC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

• PHS 171 + PHS 172 + PHS 173 + PHS 179A

  General Physics 1

  • PHYS 2A + PHYS 2B

    General Physics

  • or
    PHYS 2C

    General Physics

• BIO 161 + BIO 162 + BIO 163 + BIO 169A

  General Biology 1

  • BIOL 1A + BIOL 1B

    Principles of Cell Biology · Form & Function in Plants & Animals

  • or
    BIOL 1C

    Evolution, Systematics & Ecology

• CHE 141 + CHE 142 + CHE 143 + CHE 149A

  General Chemistry 1

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• CHE 150 + CHE 150A

  Introductory Organic Chemistry

  • CHEM 30B

    Survey of Organic & Biochemistry

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 National University majors from Foothill

• Homeland Security and Emergency ManagementFoothill → National University
• CommunicationFoothill → National University
• ManagementFoothill → National University
• Early Childhood EducationFoothill → National University
• MathematicsFoothill → National University
• Nursing, B.S. - Generic Entry (B.S.N.)(California)Foothill → National University
• Integrated Marketing CommunicationFoothill → National University
• AccountingFoothill → National University

Common questions