Computer Engineering Minor

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
• 17Scheduled Fall 2026
• 5With open seats reported
• 50Current 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 1BH, PHYS 2BM, PHYS 2B. 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 2ADifferential EquationsFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. PHYS 4AGeneral Physics (Calculus)Full
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. PHYS 4BGeneral Physics (Calculus)Waitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. C S 3AObject-Oriented Programming Methodologies in PYTHONOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
5. ENGR 37Introduction to Circuit AnalysisOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 22 seats reported this term.
6. ENGR 37LCircuit Analysis LaboratoryOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 17 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.

• PHYS 5A

  Introduction to Physics I

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• CSE 12

  Computer Systems and Assembly Language and Lab

  • C S 10

    Computer Architecture & Organization

• CSE 16

  Applied Discrete Mathematics

  • C S 18

    Discrete Mathematics

  • or
    MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

• CSE 20

  Beginning Programming in Python

  • C S 3A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in PYTHON

• 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

• 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

• ECE 101

  Introduction to Electronic Circuits

  • ENGR 37

    Introduction to Circuit Analysis

• ECE 101L

  Introduction to Electronic Circuits Laboratory

  • ENGR 37L

    Circuit Analysis Laboratory

• CSE 13S

  Computer Systems and C Programming

  No Course Articulated

• AM 20

  Ordinary Differential Equations for Engineers

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

• MATH 24

  Ordinary Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

• PHYS 6A + PHYS 6L

  Introductory Physics I

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

  • or
    PHYS 2AM + PHYS 2A

    General Physics: Calculus Supplement · General Physics

• PHYS 5C + PHYS 5N

  Introduction to Physics III

  • PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 6C + PHYS 6N

  Introductory Physics III

  • PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

  • or
    PHYS 2BM + PHYS 2B

    General Physics: Calculus Supplement · General Physics

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 MathematicsFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied Mathematics MinorFoothill → UC Santa Cruz

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