Bachelor of Science Major in Physics

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 Winter 2027
• 14With open seats reported
• 59Current 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 20A, 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. CHEM 30ASurvey of Inorganic & Organic ChemistryOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 192 seats reported this term.
2. MATH 2BLinear AlgebraOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
3. C S 1AObject-Oriented Programming Methodologies in JAVAOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
4. C S 1BIntermediate Software Design in JAVAOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
5. C S 2AObject-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
6. C S 2BIntermediate Software Design in C++Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 80 seats reported this term.

Major preparation

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

• COMP 051

  Intro. to Computer Science

  • C S 1A + C S 1B + C S 2A + C S 2B + C S 20A + C S 3A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in JAVA · Intermediate Software Design in JAVA · Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++ · Intermediate Software Design in C++ · Programming in C# · Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in PYTHON

• CHEM 024

  Fundamentals of Chem

  • CHEM 30A

    Survey of Inorganic & Organic Chemistry

• MATH 075

  Intro to Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• PHYS 053 + PHYS 055

  Principles of Physics I

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

    General Physics (Calculus)

• MATH 051 + MATH 053 + MATH 055

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B + MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    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 University of the Pacific majors from Foothill

• BA for Single Subject Math with CSET (California Subject Exams for Teachers)Foothill → University of the Pacific
• BS for Single Subject Math with CSETFoothill → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Arts Major in Applied ScienceFoothill → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Arts Major in Asian Language and Studies Concentration in ChineseFoothill → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Arts Major in Asian Language and Studies, Concentration in JapaneseFoothill → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Arts Major in Biological SciencesFoothill → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Arts Major in ChemistryFoothill → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Arts Major in CommunicationFoothill → University of the Pacific

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