Biological Sciences

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
• 17Scheduled Fall 2026
• 4With open seats reported
• 54Current 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: ENGL C1001H, PHYS 2B, PHYS 2C, BIOL 1C, CHEM 12C, CHEM 12CL, CHEM 12BL, CHEM 12B. 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. BIOL 1APrinciples of Cell BiologyFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. CHEM 12AOrganic ChemistryFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. CHEM 12ALOrganic Chemistry LaboratoryWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. CHEM 12BOrganic ChemistryNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. CHEM 12BLOrganic Chemistry LaboratoryNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. CHEM 12COrganic ChemistryNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate 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 Jose State requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• ENGL 1B

  Argument and Analysis

  • ENGL 1B

    Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL 1BH

    Honors Composition, Critical Reading, & Thinking Through Literature

• ENGL 2

  Critical Thinking and Writing

  • ENGL 1B

    Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL 1BH

    Honors Composition, Critical Reading, & Thinking Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors

  • or
    PHIL 1

    Critical Thinking & Writing

• MATH 19

  Precalculus

  • MATH 48B + MATH 48C + MATH 48A

    Precalculus II · Precalculus III · Precalculus I

• MATH 30

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus I

• CHEM 1B

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis · General Chemistry

• CHEM 1A

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• PHYS 2A

  Fundamentals of Physics

  • PHYS 2B + PHYS 2A

    General Physics

• PHYS 2B

  Fundamentals of Physics

  • PHYS 2C + PHYS 2B

    General Physics

• BIOL 30

  Principles of Biology I

  • BIOL 1A

    Principles of Cell Biology

• BIOL 31

  Principles of Biology II

  • BIOL 1B + BIOL 1C

    Form & Function in Plants & Animals · Evolution, Systematics & Ecology

• CHEM 9

  Organic Chemistry Lab

  • CHEM 12C + CHEM 12AL + CHEM 12A + CHEM 12CL + CHEM 12BL + CHEM 12B

    Organic Chemistry · Organic Chemistry Laboratory

• CHEM 8

  Organic Chemistry

  • CHEM 12BL + CHEM 12C + CHEM 12B + CHEM 12A + CHEM 12AL + CHEM 12CL

    Organic Chemistry Laboratory · Organic Chemistry

• CHEM 112A + CHEM 112B + CHEM 113A

  Organic Chemistry

  • CHEM 12AL + CHEM 12CL + CHEM 12B + CHEM 12BL + CHEM 12A + CHEM 12C

    Organic Chemistry Laboratory · Organic Chemistry

  Content credit only

  No upper division credit

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 Jose State majors from Foothill

• FrenchFoothill → San Jose State
• DanceFoothill → San Jose State
• Public Health, Concentration in Population Data ScienceFoothill → San Jose State
• GeologyFoothill → San Jose State
• Earth System ScienceFoothill → San Jose State
• Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in Educational and Community Leadership, B.A. (SJSU Online)Foothill → San Jose State
• Engineering - Interdisciplinary Engineering, B.S. (SJSU Online)Foothill → San Jose State
• DanceFoothill → San Jose State

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