Applied Mathematics

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.

• 25Mapped preparation courses
• 20Scheduled Winter 2027
• 20With open seats reported
• 75Current 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: C S 18, MATH 217, MATH 17, STAT C1000, MATH 1AH. 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. MATH 1CCalculusOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • 160 seats reported this term.
2. MATH 1DCalculusOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
3. MATH 2ADifferential EquationsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
4. MATH 2BLinear AlgebraOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
5. PHYS 4AGeneral Physics (Calculus)Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 112 seats reported this term.
6. PHYS 4BGeneral Physics (Calculus)Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 112 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 Cruz requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• CSE 16RecommendedCheck on ASSIST

  Applied Discrete Mathematics

  • C S 18

    Discrete Mathematics

  • or
    MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

• CSE 20Recommended

  Beginning Programming in Python

  • C S 3A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in PYTHON

• CSE 13SRecommended

  Computer Systems and C Programming

  No Course Articulated

• AM 10

  Linear Algebra for Engineers

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• MATH 21

  Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• AM 20

  Ordinary Differential Equations for Engineers

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

• MATH 24

  Ordinary Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

• CSE 30

  Programming Abstractions: Python

  • C S 1C

    Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in JAVA

  • or
    C S 2C

    Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in C++

  • or
    C S 3C

    Advanced Data Structures & Algorithms in Python

• ECE 9

  Statics and Mechanics of Materials

  • ENGR 35

    Statics

• ECON 1

  Introductory Microeconomics: Resource Allocation and Market Structure

  • ECON 1B

    Principles of Microeconomics

• ECON 2

  Introductory Macroeconomics: Aggregate Economic Activity

  • ECON 1A

    Principles of Macroeconomics

• STAT 7

  Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences

  • MATH 217 + MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics I · Integrated Statistics II

  • or
    STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

• STAT 7L

  Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory

  No Course Articulated

  This course may be taken at the university after transfer

• STAT 17L

  Statistical Methods for Business and Economics Laboratory

  No Course Articulated

  This course may be taken at the university after transfer

• BIOL 20A

  Cell and Molecular Biology

  • BIOL 1A

    Principles of Cell Biology

• BIOE 20C

  Ecology and Evolution

  • BIOL 1C

    Evolution, Systematics & Ecology

• AM 30

  Multivariate Calculus for Engineers

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus

• MATH 23A

  Vector Calculus

  • MATH 1C

    Calculus

• MATH 23B

  Vector Calculus

  • MATH 1D

    Calculus

• MATH 19A

  Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus I

• MATH 19B

  Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics

  • MATH 1B + MATH 1C

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1C

    Honors Calculus II · Calculus

• PHYS 5A + PHYS 5L

  Introduction to Physics I

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 5B + PHYS 5M

  Introduction to Physics II

  • PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 5C + PHYS 5N

  Introduction to Physics III

  • PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 5A + PHYS 5L

  Introduction to Physics I

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 5B + PHYS 5M

  Introduction to Physics II

  • PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 5C + PHYS 5N

  Introduction to Physics III

  • PHYS 4B

    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 Cruz majors from Foothill

• AgroecologyFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Ancient StudiesFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Ancient Studies MinorFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• AnthropologyFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Anthropology MinorFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied Linguistics and MultilingualismFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied Mathematics MinorFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied Physics, Computational Physics ConcentrationFoothill → UC Santa Cruz

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