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.

• 24Mapped preparation courses
• 20Scheduled Fall 2026
• 4With open seats reported
• 68Current 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, BIOL 1C, None None, 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. C S 1BIntermediate Software Design in JAVAOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 10 seats reported this term.
2. 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.
3. BIOL 1APrinciples of Cell BiologyFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. C S 10Computer Architecture & OrganizationWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. MATH 2BLinear AlgebraWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. PHYS 4AGeneral Physics (Calculus)Full
   • 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 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.

• CS 46B

  Introduction to Data Structures

  • C S 1C

    Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in JAVA

• CS 47

  Introduction to Computer Systems

  • C S 10

    Computer Architecture & Organization

• CS 46A

  Introduction to Programming

  • C S 1B

    Intermediate Software Design in JAVA

• 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

• BIOL 31

  Principles of Biology II

  • BIOL 1B + BIOL 1C

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

• PHYS 50

  General Physics I: Mechanics

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 51

  General Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism

  • PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• CHEM 1A

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• BIOL 30

  Principles of Biology I

  • BIOL 1A

    Principles of Cell Biology

• MATH 32

  Calculus III

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus

• MATH 30

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus I

• MATH 31

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1B

    Calculus

  • or
    None None + MATH 1C

    Calculus

• MATH 39

  Linear Algebra I

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• MATH 42

  Discrete Mathematics

  • MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

  • or
    C S 18

    Discrete Mathematics

• CS 49C

  Programming in C

  No Current Articulation

• CS 49J

  Programming in Java

  No Current Articulation

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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