Public Health

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.

• 9Mapped preparation courses
• 7Scheduled Fall 2026
• 2With open seats reported
• 14Current 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: BIOL 1C, STAT C1000. 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. STAT C1000Introduction to StatisticsNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
2. BIOL 12Human GeneticsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 3 seats reported this term.
3. BIOL 10General Biology: Basic PrinciplesWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. BIOL 8Basic NutritionFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. BIOL 9Environmental BiologyWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. BIOL 1APrinciples of Cell BiologyFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 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.

• PH 40

  Introduction to Public Health

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• PH 50

  Primary Care and Public Health

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• BILD 10

  Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology

  • BIOL 10

    General Biology: Basic Principles

• BILD 20

  Human Genetics in Modern Society

  • BIOL 12

    Human Genetics

• BILD 22

  Human Nutrition

  • BIOL 8

    Basic Nutrition

• BILD 1

  The Cell

  • BIOL 1B + BIOL 1C + BIOL 1A

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

• BILD 2

  Multicellular Life

  • BIOL 1A + BIOL 1B + BIOL 1C

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

• BILD 18

  Human Impact on the Environment

  • BIOL 9

    Environmental Biology

• BILD 60

  Biology and Diversity

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• BILD 3

  Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

  • BIOL 1C + BIOL 1A + BIOL 1B

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

• MATH 11Check on ASSIST

  Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

• COGS 14BCheck on ASSIST

  Introduction to Statistical Analysis

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

• PSYC 60Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to Statistics

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

• HDS 60Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to Statistical Analysis

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

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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