Chemistry

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.

• 19Mapped preparation courses
• 16Scheduled Winter 2027
• 16With 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: MATH 1AH, CHEM 12CL, CHEM 12C. 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 4BGeneral Physics (Calculus)Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • 112 seats reported this term.
2. MATH 2BLinear AlgebraOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
3. CHEM 1AGeneral ChemistryOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 168 seats reported this term.
4. CHEM 1BGeneral ChemistryOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 112 seats reported this term.
5. CHEM 1CGeneral Chemistry & Qualitative AnalysisOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 56 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 UC Santa Barbara requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• MATH 3A

  Calculus with Applications, First Course

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus I

• MATH 3B

  Calculus with Applications, Second Course

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1C

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1C

    Honors Calculus II · Calculus

• MATH 6A

  Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus

• MATH 4ARecommended

  Linear Algebra with Applications

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• PHYS 3L

  Physics Laboratory

  • PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• CHEM 3L

  Introduction Into Advanced Laboratory Practices

  This Course is Never Articulated

• CHEM 1A + CHEM 1AL + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1BL + CHEM 1C + CHEM 1CL

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry · General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C + CHEM 2AL + CHEM 2BL

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry · General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• CHEM 6AL + CHEM 6BL

  Laboratory Methods of Organic Chemistry

  • CHEM 12CL + CHEM 12AL + CHEM 12BL

    Organic Chemistry Laboratory

• CHEM 109A + CHEM 109B + CHEM 109C

  Organic Chemistry

  • CHEM 12C + CHEM 12B + CHEM 12A

    Organic Chemistry

  Lower division credit only

• PHYS 1 + PHYS 2 + PHYS 3 + PHYS 4

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4A + PHYS 4B + PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 7A + PHYS 7B + PHYS 7C + PHYS 7L

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4A + PHYS 4B + PHYS 4C

    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 Santa Barbara majors from Foothill

• Actuarial ScienceFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• AnthropologyFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Archaeology EmphasisFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Biological EmphasisFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Cultural EmphasisFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• Applied MathematicsFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• Aquatic BiologyFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• ArtFoothill → UC Santa Barbara

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