Computer Science

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
• 12Scheduled Fall 2026
• 3With open seats reported
• 42Current 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: C S 18, MATH 1BH. 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 1CAdvanced Data Structures & Algorithims in JAVAOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 17 seats reported this term.
2. C S 10Computer Architecture & OrganizationWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. MATH 2BLinear AlgebraWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. PHYS 4AGeneral Physics (Calculus)Full
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. PHYS 4BGeneral Physics (Calculus)Waitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. MATH 1BCalculusWaitlist
   • 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 San Francisco State requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• CSC 256

  Machine Structures

  • C S 10

    Computer Architecture & Organization

• CSC 230

  Discrete Mathematical Structures for Computer Science

  • C S 18

    Discrete Mathematics

  • or
    MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

• CSC 101

  Introduction to Computing

  • C S 1A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in JAVA

  • or
    C S 49

    Foundations of Computer Programming

• CSC 220

  Data Structures

  • C S 1C

    Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in JAVA

• MATH 225

  Introduction to Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• MATH 226

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1AH + MATH 1A + MATH 1B + MATH 1BH

    Honors Calculus I · Calculus · Honors Calculus II

• MATH 227

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1BH + MATH 1B + MATH 1C

    Honors Calculus II · Calculus

• PHYS 220 + PHYS 222

  General Physics with Calculus I

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 230 + PHYS 232

  General Physics with Calculus II

  • 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 San Francisco State majors from Foothill

• Philosophy: Concentration in Philosophy and LawFoothill → San Francisco State
• Biology: GeneralFoothill → San Francisco State
• HumanitiesFoothill → San Francisco State
• JapaneseFoothill → San Francisco State
• Theatre ArtsFoothill → San Francisco State
• Modern Jewish StudiesFoothill → San Francisco State
• Music, Concentration in Vocal PerformanceFoothill → San Francisco State
• Journalism: Concentration in Photojournalism and Documentary PhotographyFoothill → San Francisco State

Common questions