Computational 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.

• 21Mapped preparation courses
• 17Scheduled Winter 2027
• 17With open seats reported
• 72Current 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 C1003H, ENGL C1001H, MATH 1AH, C S 18. 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 BiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 56 seats reported this term.
2. C S 1BIntermediate Software Design in JAVAOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
3. C S 1CAdvanced Data Structures & Algorithims in JAVAOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
4. MATH 2BLinear AlgebraOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
5. CHEM 1BGeneral ChemistryOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 112 seats reported this term.
6. ENGL C1003Critical Thinking and Writing Through LiteratureOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 510 seats reported this term.

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 C1003

    Critical Thinking and Writing Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL C1003H

    Critical Thinking and Writing Through Literature - Honors

• ENGL 2

  Critical Thinking and Writing

  • ENGL C1003

    Critical Thinking and Writing Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL C1003H

    Critical Thinking and Writing Through Literature - Honors

  • or
    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors

  • or
    PHIL 1

    Critical Thinking & Writing

• CHEM 1A

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• CHEM 1B

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis · General Chemistry

• MATH 30

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus I

• MATH 31

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1B

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1C

    Honors Calculus II · Calculus

• MATH 42

  Discrete Mathematics

  • MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

  • or
    C S 18

    Discrete Mathematics

• 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

• CS 46A

  Introduction to Programming

  • C S 1B

    Intermediate Software Design in JAVA

• CS 46B

  Introduction to Data Structures

  • C S 1C

    Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in JAVA

• CS 22A

  Python for Everyone

  No Current Articulation

• MATH 39

  Linear Algebra I

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

Agreement year 2026-27, 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

• African-American StudiesFoothill → San Jose State
• Animation/IllustrationFoothill → San Jose State
• AnthropologyFoothill → San Jose State
• Anthropology, B.A. (SJSU Online)Foothill → San Jose State
• Applied Mathematics, Concentration in Computational ScienceFoothill → San Jose State
• Applied Mathematics, Concentration in Discrete MathematicsFoothill → San Jose State
• Art History and Visual CultureFoothill → San Jose State
• Art, Concentration in Digital Media ArtFoothill → San Jose State

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