Mechanical 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.

• 25Mapped preparation courses
• 19Scheduled Fall 2026
• 7With open seats reported
• 56Current 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: ENGR 49, ENGR 45, ENGR 47, MATH 1BH, CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1AH. 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. ENGR 35StaticsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 11 seats reported this term.
2. ENGR 37Introduction to Circuit AnalysisOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 22 seats reported this term.
3. ENGR 37LCircuit Analysis LaboratoryOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 17 seats reported this term.
4. ENGR 6Engineering GraphicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 1 seat reported this term.
5. PHYS 4CGeneral Physics (Calculus)Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 7 seats reported this term.
6. ENGR 45Properties of MaterialsNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.

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.

• ENGR 100

  Introduction to Engineering

  • ENGR 10

    Introduction to Engineering

  • or
    ENGR 49

    Engineering Profession

• ENGR 101

  Engineering Graphics

  • ENGR 6

    Engineering Graphics

• ENGR 102

  Statics

  • ENGR 35

    Statics

• ENGR 103

  Introduction to Computers

  • C S 2A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    C S 2B

    Intermediate Software Design in C++

• ENGR 200

  Materials of Engineering

  • ENGR 45

    Properties of Materials

• ENGR 201

  Dynamics

  • ENGR 47

    Dynamics

• ENGR 205

  Electric Circuits

  • ENGR 37

    Introduction to Circuit Analysis

• ENGR 206

  Circuits and Instrumentation Laboratory

  • ENGR 37L

    Circuit Analysis Laboratory

• MATH 227

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1BH + MATH 1B + MATH 1C

    Honors Calculus II · Calculus

• MATH 245

  Elementary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B + MATH 2A

    Linear Algebra · Differential Equations

• MATH 226

  Calculus I

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

    Honors Calculus I · Calculus · Honors Calculus II

• MATH 228

  Calculus III

  • MATH 1D + MATH 1C

    Calculus

• CHEM 115

  General Chemistry I: Essential Concepts of Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 1BH + CHEM 1A

    Honors General Chemistry · General Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 1AH + CHEM 1BH

    Honors General Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 1B + CHEM 1AH

    General Chemistry · Honors General Chemistry

• PHYS 230 + PHYS 232

  General Physics with Calculus II

  • PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 220 + PHYS 222

  General Physics with Calculus I

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 240 + PHYS 242

  General Physics with Calculus III

  • PHYS 4C

    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

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