Mechanical Engineering

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.

• 57Mapped preparation courses
• 41Scheduled Fall 2026
• 12With open seats reported
• 135Current 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: MATH 1BH, ENGR 47, ENGR 45, ASTR 10A, ASTR 10BH, BIOL 1C, BIOL 1D, BIOL 13, BIOL 15, CHEM 12B, CHEM 12C, HORT 10, PHYS 2B, PHYS 2C, PHYS 4D, PHYS 6. 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. PHYS 4CGeneral Physics (Calculus)Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • 7 seats reported this term.
2. CHEM 1AGeneral ChemistryWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. MATH 1DCalculusFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. PHYS 4AGeneral Physics (Calculus)Full
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. PHYS 4BGeneral Physics (Calculus)Waitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. ECON 1BPrinciples of MicroeconomicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 12 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what UC Irvine requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• ENGRMAE 10

  Introduction to Engineering Computations

  • C S 2A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    ENGR 11

    Programming & Problem-Solving in MATLAB

• MATH 2D

  Multivariable Calculus

  • MATH 1D

    Calculus

• MATH 2E

  Multivariable Calculus

  • MATH 1D

    Calculus

• PHYSICS 7E

  Classical Physics

  • PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

• MATH 2B

  Single-Variable Calculus

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1BH

    Honors Calculus II

• MATH 3A

  Introduction to Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• MATH 3D

  Elementary Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

• MATH 2A

  Single-Variable Calculus

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus I

• ENGRCEE 30

  Statics

  • ENGR 35

    Statics

• ECON 20A

  Basic Economics I

  • ECON 1B

    Principles of Microeconomics

• ENGRMAE 80

  Dynamics

  • ENGR 47

    Dynamics

• PHYSICS 52A

  Fundamentals of Experimental Physics

  • PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

• ENGR 54

  Principles of Materials Science and Engineering

  • ENGR 45

    Properties of Materials

• EECS 70A

  NETWORK ANALYSIS I

  • ENGR 37

    Introduction to Circuit Analysis

• Science courses (or lecture/lab combination) for Mechanical EngineeringCheck on ASSIST
  • ANTH 1L + ANTH 1

    Biological Anthropology Laboratory · Introduction to Biological Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 1HL + ANTH 1H

    Honors Biological Anthropology Laboratory · Honors Introduction to Biological Anthropology

  • or
    ASTR 10L + ASTR 10A

    Astronomy Laboratory · General Astronomy: Solar System

  • or
    ASTR 10B + ASTR 10L

    General Astronomy: Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology · Astronomy Laboratory

  • or
    ASTR 10BH + ASTR 10L

    Honors General Astronomy: Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology · Astronomy Laboratory

  • or
    BIOL 1A

    Principles of Cell Biology

  • or
    BIOL 1B

    Form & Function in Plants & Animals

  • or
    BIOL 1C

    Evolution, Systematics & Ecology

  • or
    BIOL 1D

    Introduction to Molecular Genetics

  • or
    BIOL 9 + BIOL 9L

    Environmental Biology · Environmental Biology Laboratory

  • or
    BIOL 10

    General Biology: Basic Principles

  • or
    BIOL 12

    Human Genetics

  • or
    BIOL 13

    Marine Biology

  • or
    BIOL 14

    Human Biology

  • or
    BIOL 15

    California Ecology/Natural History

  • or
    BIOL 40A

    Human Anatomy & Physiology I

  • or
    BIOL 40B

    Human Anatomy & Physiology II

  • or
    BIOL 40C

    Human Anatomy & Physiology III

  • or
    BIOL 41

    Microbiology

  • or
    BIOL 45

    Introduction to Human Nutrition

  • or
    CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

  • or
    CHEM 12A

    Organic Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 12B

    Organic Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 12C

    Organic Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 25

    Fundamentals of Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 30A

    Survey of Inorganic & Organic Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 30B

    Survey of Organic & Biochemistry

  • or
    HORT 10

    Environmental Horticulture & the Urban Landscape

  • or
    PHYS 2A

    General Physics

  • or
    PHYS 2B

    General Physics

  • or
    PHYS 2C

    General Physics

  • or
    PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

  • or
    PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

  • or
    PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

  • or
    PHYS 4D

    General Physics (Calculus)

  • or
    PHYS 6

    Introductory Physics

  • or
    PHYS 12

    Introduction to Modern Physics

• ENGR 1A + CHEM 1LECheck on ASSIST

  General Chemistry for Engineers

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry

• CHEM 1A + CHEM 1LECheck on ASSIST

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry

• PHYSICS 7C + PHYSICS 7LC

  Classical Physics

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYSICS 7D + PHYSICS 7LD

  Classical Physics

  • PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

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 UC Irvine majors from Foothill

• Accounting (Minor in)Foothill → UC Irvine
• Aerospace EngineeringFoothill → UC Irvine
• African American StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
• AnthropologyFoothill → UC Irvine
• Applied PhysicsFoothill → UC Irvine
• Applied and Computational MathematicsFoothill → UC Irvine
• Art HistoryFoothill → UC Irvine
• ArtFoothill → UC Irvine

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