Public Health

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.

• 10Mapped preparation courses
• 8Scheduled Fall 2026
• 4With open seats reported
• 18Current 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: STAT C1000, MATH 17. 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. CNSL 72Stress, Wellness & CopingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 5 seats reported this term.
2. HLTH 21Contemporary Health ConcernsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 1 seat reported this term.
3. BIOL 14Human BiologyWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. BIOL 41MicrobiologyFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. HLTH 20Introduction to Public HealthFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. HLTH 22Health and Social JusticeFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's 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.

• PH 205

  Introduction to Public Health

  • HLTH 20

    Introduction to Public Health

• PH 210

  Personal and Social Determinants of Health

  • HLTH 21

    Contemporary Health Concerns

• HH 205

  Relaxation and Stress Reduction

  • CNSL 72

    Stress, Wellness & Coping

• PH 221

  Health and Social Justice - Burning Issues, Taking Action

  • HLTH 22

    Health and Social Justice

• MATH 124

  Elementary Statistics

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics II

  • or
    PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    SOC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

• PSY 171

  Quantitative Reasoning in Psychology

  • PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    SOC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

• BIOL 210

  General Microbiology and Public Health

  • BIOL 41

    Microbiology

• BIOL 100 + BIOL 101

  Human Biology

  • BIOL 14

    Human Biology

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