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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
• 15Scheduled Fall 2026
• 1With open seats reported
• 54Current 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, ASTR 10A, ASTR 10BH, PHYS 4D. 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. BIOL 10General Biology: Basic PrinciplesWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. MATH 2ADifferential EquationsFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. MATH 2BLinear AlgebraWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. MATH 1CCalculusWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. CHEM 1AGeneral ChemistryWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. CHEM 1BGeneral ChemistryWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate 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

• MATH 6A

  Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus

• MATH 6B

  Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus

• 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

• CHEM 1A

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• CHEM 1B

  General Chemistry

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry · General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• MCDB 20

  Concepts of Biology

  • BIOL 10

    General Biology: Basic Principles

• PHYS 21 + PHYS 22 + PHYS 23 + PHYS 24 + PHYS 25 + PHYS 20AL + PHYS 20BL + PHYS 20CL

  General Physics

  • PHYS 4D + PHYS 4C + PHYS 4B + PHYS 4A

    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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