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.

• 21Mapped preparation courses
• 18Scheduled Fall 2026
• 5With open seats reported
• 52Current 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, PHYS 4D, ENGR 47. 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 3 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. ENGR 35StaticsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 11 seats reported this term.
3. ENGR 6Engineering GraphicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 1 seat reported this term.
4. ENGR 11Programming & Problem-Solving in MATLABWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. ENGR 47DynamicsNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. MATH 2ADifferential EquationsFull
   • 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

• ENGR 3

  Introduction to Programming

  • ENGR 11

    Programming & Problem-Solving in MATLAB

• ME 14

  Statics

  • ENGR 35

    Statics

• CHEM 1BRecommended

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry · General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• MATH 6ARecommended

  Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus

• MATH 6BRecommended

  Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus

• PHYS 7DRecommended

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4C + PHYS 4D

    General Physics (Calculus)

• ME 16Recommended

  Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics

  • ENGR 47

    Dynamics

• ME 10Recommended

  Engineering Graphics: Sketching, CAD, and Conceptual Design

  • ENGR 6

    Engineering Graphics

• ME 6Recommended

  Basic Electrical and Electronic Circuits

  • ENGR 37 + ENGR 37L

    Introduction to Circuit Analysis · Circuit Analysis Laboratory

• PHYS 7A

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 7B

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4A + PHYS 4B + PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 7C

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4B + PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 7L

  Physics Laboratory

  • PHYS 4A + PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• CHEM 1A + CHEM 2AL

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    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 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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