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.

• 15Mapped preparation courses
• 15Scheduled Fall 2026
• 6With open seats reported
• 53Current sections

Sections offered at Foothill College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

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. MATH 1CCalculusWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. PHYS 4CGeneral Physics (Calculus)Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 7 seats reported this term.
3. C S 10Computer Architecture & OrganizationWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. C S 2CAdvanced Data Structures & Algorithims in C++Waitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. MATH 22Discrete MathematicsFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. MATH 2BLinear AlgebraWaitlist
   • 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 UC Riverside requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• MATH 31Recommended

  Applied Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• MATH 10A

  Calculus of Several Variables

  • MATH 1C

    Calculus

• CS 11

  Intro to Discrete Structures

  • MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

• PHYS 40C

  General Physics

  • PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 40B

  General Physics

  • PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

• CS 10C

  Intro to Data Structures and Algorithms

  • C S 2C

    Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in C++

• CS 61

  Machine Organization and Assembly Language Programming

  • C S 10

    Computer Architecture & Organization

• PHYS 40A

  General Physics

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• CS 10B

  Intro to Computer Science for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering II

  • C S 1B

    Intermediate Software Design in JAVA

  • or
    C S 2B

    Intermediate Software Design in C++

  An AP exam may be used to satisfy this course requirement

• CS 10A

  Intro to Computer Science for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering I

  • C S 1A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in JAVA

  • or
    C S 2A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++

  • or
    C S 3A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in PYTHON

  An AP exam may be used to satisfy this course requirement

• MATH 9A + MATH 9B + MATH 9C

  First-Year Calculus

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1C + MATH 1A

    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 Riverside majors from Foothill

• Actuarial ScienceFoothill → UC Riverside
• African American StudiesFoothill → UC Riverside
• Anthropology, B.A. orFoothill → UC Riverside
• Art HistoryFoothill → UC Riverside
• Art History/Administrative StudiesFoothill → UC Riverside
• Art History/Religious StudiesFoothill → UC Riverside
• ArtFoothill → UC Riverside
• Asian American StudiesFoothill → UC Riverside

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