Chemistry and Biochemistry: Environmental Chemistry

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.

• 16Mapped preparation courses
• 14Scheduled Fall 2026
• 1With open seats reported
• 49Current 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: PHYS 4D, CHEM 12B. 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. CHEM 12AOrganic ChemistryFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. CHEM 12BOrganic ChemistryNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
3. CHEM 1BGeneral ChemistryWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. CHEM 1CGeneral Chemistry & Qualitative AnalysisFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. 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.
6. 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.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what UC San Diego requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• PHYS 2C

  Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics

  • PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 2D

  Physics - Relativity and Quantum Physics

  • PHYS 4D

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 2A

  Physics - Mechanics

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 2B

  Physics - Electricity and Magnetism

  • PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• CHEM 6B

  General Chemistry II

  • CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• CHEM 6A

  General Chemistry I

  • CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry

• CHEM 6C

  General Chemistry III

  • CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• CHEM 7L

  Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory

  • CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis · General Chemistry

• CHEM 41A

  Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity

  • CHEM 12A

    Organic Chemistry

• CHEM 43A

  Organic Chemistry Laboratory

  • CHEM 12A + CHEM 12B

    Organic Chemistry

• CHEM 41B

  Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity and Synthesis

  • CHEM 12B

    Organic Chemistry

• PHYS 2CL

  Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism

  • PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 2BL

  Physics Laboratory - Mechanics

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

• PHYS 2DL

  Physics Laboratory-Modern Physics

  • PHYS 4D

    General Physics (Calculus)

• MATH 20C

  Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus

• MATH 20B

  Calculus for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1B

    Calculus

• MATH 20D

  Introduction to Differential Equations

  • MATH 2A

    Differential Equations

• MATH 20A

  Calculus for Science and Engineering

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus I

• MATH 18

  Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

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 San Diego majors from Foothill

• Accounting Minor: Rady School of ManagementFoothill → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in ArchaeologyFoothill → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in Biological AnthropologyFoothill → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in Climate Change and Human SolutionsFoothill → UC San Diego
• Anthropology B.A. with Concentration in Sociocultural AnthropologyFoothill → UC San Diego
• Anthropology: Biological AnthropologyFoothill → UC San Diego
• Anthropology: Environmental AnthropologyFoothill → UC San Diego
• Art: Art History/Criticism B.A. (Visual Arts)Foothill → UC San Diego

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