Data 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.

• 17Mapped preparation courses
• 13Scheduled Winter 2027
• 13With open seats reported
• 63Current 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. C S 10Computer Architecture & OrganizationOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 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. ENGL C1003Critical Thinking and Writing Through LiteratureOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 510 seats reported this term.
6. MATH 1CCalculusOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 160 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

• CS 46B

  Introduction to Data Structures

  • C S 1C

    Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in JAVA

• CS 46A

  Introduction to Programming

  • C S 1B

    Intermediate Software Design in JAVA

• MATH 30

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus I

• MATH 39

  Linear Algebra I

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• 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

• MATH 32

  Calculus III

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus

• CS 47

  Introduction to Computer Systems

  • C S 10

    Computer Architecture & Organization

• CS 22A

  Python for Everyone

  No Current Articulation

• CS 49J

  Programming in Java

  No Current Articulation

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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