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.

• 27Mapped preparation courses
• 21Scheduled Fall 2026
• 3With open seats reported
• 67Current 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, C S 18, BIOL 1C, PHYS 4D, PHYS 2B, PHYS 2C. 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 4AGeneral Physics (Calculus)Full
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 5 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. PHYS 4BGeneral Physics (Calculus)Waitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 4 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. C S 2AObject-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 42 seats reported this term.
4. C S 2BIntermediate Software Design in C++Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 37 seats reported this term.
5. C S 10Computer Architecture & OrganizationWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. 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.

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 4A

  Linear Algebra with Applications

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• MATH 4B

  Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

• CMPSC 40

  Foundations of Computer Science

  • C S 18

    Discrete Mathematics

  • or
    MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

• CMPSC 24

  Problem Solving with Computers II

  • C S 2C

    Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in C++

• CMPSC 16

  Problem Solving with Computers I

  • C S 2A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++

• CMPSC 32Recommended

  Object Oriented Design and Implementation

  • C S 2B

    Intermediate Software Design in C++

• CMPSC 64Recommended

  Computer Organization and Logic Design

  • C S 10

    Computer Architecture & Organization

• MATH 6ARecommended

  Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus

• PHYS 1Recommended

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 2Recommended

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4C + PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• MCDB 1BRecommended

  Introductory Biology II - Physiology

  • BIOL 1A + BIOL 1C + BIOL 1B

    Principles of Cell Biology · Evolution, Systematics & Ecology · Form & Function in Plants & Animals

• PHYS 7ARecommended

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 7BRecommended

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4A + PHYS 4B + PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 7CRecommended

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4B + PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 7DRecommended

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4C + PHYS 4D

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 7LRecommended

  Physics Laboratory

  • PHYS 4A + PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PSTAT 120A

  Probability and Statistics

  This Course is Never Articulated

• PHYS 6A + PHYS 6AL + PHYS 6B + PHYS 6BL + PHYS 6C + PHYS 6CLRecommended

  Introductory Physics

  • PHYS 2A + PHYS 2B + PHYS 2C

    General Physics

• MCDB 1A + MCDB 1LLRecommended

  Introductory Biology I

  • BIOL 1A + BIOL 1B + BIOL 1C

    Principles of Cell Biology · Form & Function in Plants & Animals · Evolution, Systematics & Ecology

• PHYS 3 + PHYS 3LRecommended

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

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

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry · General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

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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