Physical Geography, B.S. - Ocean Science Emphasis

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.

• 34Mapped preparation courses
• 25Scheduled Fall 2026
• 7With open seats reported
• 77Current 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: GEOG 2, MATH 1BH, MATH 17, STAT C1000, ASTR 10A, ASTR 10BH, PHYS 2C, PHYS 2B, BIOL 1C. 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. PHYS 4BGeneral Physics (Calculus)Waitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. GEOG 1Physical GeographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 22 seats reported this term.
4. GEOG 2Human GeographyNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. MATH 2ADifferential EquationsFull
   • 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 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.

• GEOG 4

  Land, Water and Life

  • GEOG 1

    Physical Geography

• GEOG 5

  People, Place and Environment

  • GEOG 2

    Human Geography

• 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

• PHYS 1

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 2

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4C + PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PSTAT 5A

  Understanding Data

  • MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics II

  • or
    PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    SOC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

• CMPSC 8Recommended

  Introduction to Computer Science

  • C S 1A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in JAVA

  • or
    C S 3A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in PYTHON

  • or
    C S 49

    Foundations of Computer Programming

• GEOG 12Recommended

  Maps and Spatial Reasoning

  • GEOG 11

    Introduction to Mapping & Spatial Reasoning

  • or
    GIST 11

    Introduction to Mapping & Spatial Reasoning

• MATH 4B

  Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

• ASTRO 1

  Basic Astronomy

  • ASTR 10A

    General Astronomy: Solar System

  • or
    ASTR 10B

    General Astronomy: Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology

  • or
    ASTR 10BH

    Honors General Astronomy: Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology

• MATH 6A

  Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus

• CHEM 1C

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry · General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• MATH 6B

  Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus

• CHEM 2BL

  General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry · General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• PHYS 6A + PHYS 6B + PHYS 6C

  Introductory Physics

  • PHYS 2A + PHYS 2C + PHYS 2B

    General Physics

• PHYS 3 + PHYS 3L

  Basic Physics

  • PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 4 + PHYS 4L

  Basic Physics

  • 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)

• CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 2AL

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry · General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• MCDB 1A + MCDB 1B + MCDB 1LL + EEMB 2 + EEMB 2LL + EEMB 3

  Introductory Biology I

  • BIOL 1B + BIOL 1A + BIOL 1C

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

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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