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.

• 25Mapped preparation courses
• 19Scheduled Fall 2026
• 5With open seats reported
• 62Current 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: STAT C1000, BIOL 1C, PHYS 2BM, PHYS 2C, PHYS 2B, PHYS 2CM. 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 2CAdvanced Data Structures & Algorithims in C++Waitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. C S 2AObject-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 42 seats reported this term.
3. BIOL 1APrinciples of Cell BiologyFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. MATH 2ADifferential EquationsFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. MATH 2BLinear AlgebraWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. BIOL 1BForm & Function in Plants & AnimalsWaitlist
   • 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 UCLA requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• MATH 33ACheck on ASSIST

  Linear Algebra and Applications

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• MATH 33BCheck on ASSIST

  Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

• MATH 31ACheck on ASSIST

  Differential and Integral Calculus

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus

• MATH 31BCheck on ASSIST

  Integration and Infinite Series

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1C

    Calculus

• MATH 33ACheck on ASSIST

  Linear Algebra and Applications

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• MATH 33BCheck on ASSIST

  Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

• STATS 10Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to Statistical Reasoning

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

• COMPTNG 10ACheck on ASSIST

  Introduction to Programming

  • C S 2A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++

• COM SCI 31Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to Computer Science I

  • C S 2A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    C S 2B

    Intermediate Software Design in C++

• LIFESCI 7A

  Cell and Molecular Biology

  • BIOL 1A

    Principles of Cell Biology

• LIFESCI 7B

  Genetics, Evolution, and Ecology

  • BIOL 1C + BIOL 1A

    Evolution, Systematics & Ecology · Principles of Cell Biology

• LIFESCI 7C

  Physiology and Human Biology

  • BIOL 1B

    Form & Function in Plants & Animals

• COMPTNG 10B

  Intermediate Programming

  • C S 2B + C S 2C

    Intermediate Software Design in C++ · Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in C++

• COM SCI 32

  Introduction to Computer Science II

  • C S 2C

    Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in C++

• COM SCI 32

  Introduction to Computer Science II

  • C S 2C

    Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in C++

• PHYSICS 1A + PHYSICS 1B + PHYSICS 1CCheck on ASSIST

  Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics

  • PHYS 4B + PHYS 4A + PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYSICS 5A + PHYSICS 5B + PHYSICS 5CCheck on ASSIST

  Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Mechanics and Energy

  • PHYS 2A + PHYS 2BM + PHYS 2AM + PHYS 2C + PHYS 2B + PHYS 2CM

    General Physics · General Physics: Calculus Supplement

• CHEM 20A + CHEM 20B + CHEM 20L

  Chemical Structure

  • CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis · General Chemistry

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 UCLA majors from Foothill

• Aerospace EngineeringFoothill → UCLA
• African American StudiesFoothill → UCLA
• African and Middle Eastern StudiesFoothill → UCLA
• American Indian StudiesFoothill → UCLA
• American Literature and CultureFoothill → UCLA
• Ancient Near East and EgyptologyFoothill → UCLA
• AnthropologyFoothill → UCLA
• AnthropologyFoothill → UCLA

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