Biological Sciences transfer requirements: Foothill College → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

These are the lower-division Biological Sciences courses Cal Poly San Luis Obispo expects you to finish before you transfer, taken from the 2025–26 ASSIST agreement, and matched to the Foothill College courses that satisfy each one.

Also searched as: Cal Poly SLO.

18Cal Poly San Luis Obispo requirements
18have a Foothill College match
27offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo requirementFoothill College course that satisfies it
BIO 150 Diversity and the History of LifeBIOL 1C
BIO 161 Introduction to Cell and Molecular BiologyBIOL 1A
BIO 162 Introduction to Organismal Form and FunctionBIOL 1B
BIO 231 Human Anatomy and Physiology IBIOL 40A + BIOL 40B
BIO 232 Human Anatomy and Physiology IIBIOL 40C + BIOL 40B
LA 218 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)GEOG 11or GIST 11
GEOG 218 Applications in GISGIST 12or GIST 11
MCRO 224 General Microbiology IBIOL 41
CSC 101 Fundamentals of Computer ScienceC S 3Aor C S 1Aor C S 2A
ERSC 250 Physical GeographyGEOG 1
PHYS 121 College Physics IPHYS 2A
MATH 162 Calculus for the Life Sciences IIMATH 1B
CHEM 129 General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science IIICHEM 1C
STAT 218 Applied Statistics for the Life SciencesSOC 7or STAT C1000or MATH 17or PSYC 7
CHEM 127 General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science ICHEM 1A
CHEM 128 General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science IICHEM 1B
CHEM 216 Organic Chemistry ICHEM 12B + CHEM 12BL
MATH 161 Calculus for the Life Sciences IMATH 12or MATH 1A

Also listed in this agreement

ASSIST lists these Foothill College courses under this major without naming a single Cal Poly San Luis Obispo course they map to — usually because they sit inside a “choose from the following” group. They are part of the agreement, so treat them as in scope and check the exact grouping on ASSIST.

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose Foothill College as your sending institution, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as the receiving institution, and Biological Sciences as the major. ASSIST is the only official source, and agreements change between catalog years.

Which of these you can actually take in 2025–26

Matched against the official Foothill College schedule for 2026 Fall and 2027 Winter. Seat status changes daily — the planner shows the live figures.

CourseTermCRNInstructorStatus
BIOL 1C2027 Winter30741Lisa SchultheisOpen
BIOL 1A2026 Fall20134Karen EricksonClosed
BIOL 1A2026 Fall20649Karen EricksonClosed
BIOL 1A2026 Fall21593Dadbeh RouhbakhshClosed
BIOL 1A2027 Winter30640Karen EricksonOpen
BIOL 1B2026 Fall20078Lisa SchultheisWaitlist
BIOL 1B2026 Fall20915Lisa SchultheisClosed
BIOL 1B2027 Winter31729Lisa SchultheisOpen
BIOL 1B2027 Winter31730Lisa SchultheisOpen
BIOL 40A2026 Fall20018Iris MollhoffClosed
BIOL 40A2026 Fall20087Iris MollhoffClosed
BIOL 40A2026 Fall20465Guido BordignonClosed
BIOL 40A2026 Fall20361Guido BordignonClosed
BIOL 40B2026 Fall20019Denis GolubevWaitlist
BIOL 40B2026 Fall20020Denis GolubevClosed
BIOL 40B2026 Fall20670Connie LaClosed
BIOL 40B2026 Fall20720Connie LaClosed
BIOL 40C2026 Fall20021Douglas WoodsClosed
BIOL 40C2026 Fall20088Douglas WoodsClosed
BIOL 40C2026 Fall20759Guido BordignonClosed
BIOL 40C2026 Fall20454Guido BordignonClosed
GEOG 112026 Fall20700K Allison MeezanWaitlist
GIST 112026 Fall20322K Allison MeezanClosed
GIST 112027 Winter30988K Allison MeezanOpen
GIST 122026 Fall20324K Allison MeezanClosed
GIST 122027 Winter32816K Allison MeezanClosed
BIOL 412026 Fall20023Amy EdwardsClosed
BIOL 412026 Fall20022Amy EdwardsClosed
BIOL 412026 Fall20464Sara CooperClosed
BIOL 412026 Fall20512Nada NekrepClosed
C S 3A2026 Fall20301Mike MurphyOpen
C S 3A2026 Fall20319Maneesh DhagatClosed
C S 3A2026 Fall20458Mike MurphyWaitlist
C S 3A2026 Fall20555Bita MazloomClosed
C S 1A2026 Fall20316Bita MazloomOpen
C S 1A2026 Fall20424Baba Kofi WeusijanaClosed
C S 1A2026 Fall20157Lalitha KrishnamurthyClosed
C S 1A2027 Winter30840Baba Kofi WeusijanaClosed
C S 2A2026 Fall20125Lane JohnsonOpen
C S 2A2026 Fall20158Geri LambleClosed
C S 2A2026 Fall20317Heidi GentryClosed
C S 2A2026 Fall20142Lane JohnsonClosed
GEOG 12026 Fall20499K Allison MeezanOpen
GEOG 12026 Fall20197Alexis AguilarOpen
GEOG 12026 Fall20119Reese De La CerdaWaitlist
GEOG 12026 Fall20289Alexis AguilarClosed
PHYS 2A2026 Fall20061Traptilisa KumarClosed
PHYS 2A2026 Fall20090Traptilisa KumarWaitlist
PHYS 2A2026 Fall21599Thihongha VuongClosed
PHYS 2A2027 Winter30811Staff MOpen
MATH 1B2026 Fall20878Marnie FranciscoWaitlist
MATH 1B2026 Fall20755Matthew LitrusWaitlist
MATH 1B2026 Fall20328Lucinda RobledoClosed
MATH 1B2026 Fall20329Diana UilecanClosed
CHEM 1C2026 Fall20527Ron PainterWaitlist
CHEM 1C2026 Fall20856Ron PainterClosed
CHEM 1C2027 Winter30722Ron PainterOpen
CHEM 1C2027 Winter31748Ron PainterOpen
SOC 72026 Fall20633Ben StefonikOpen
SOC 72027 Winter30767Eta LinOpen
STAT C10002026 Fall21560Staff MWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall21491Staff MWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall21537Lucinda RobledoWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall21520Maria TomutiuWaitlist
PSYC 72026 Fall20632Ben StefonikOpen
PSYC 72027 Winter30766Eta LinOpen
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20024Amid SalariWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20025Amid SalariWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20516Kelley LiuWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20517Nayereh RezaeiWaitlist
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20027Gail KatsirClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20146Gail KatsirClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20026Nadia BiglariClosed
CHEM 1B2027 Winter31060Sandhya RaoOpen
CHEM 12B2027 Winter32711Stephanie SteppOpen
CHEM 12B2027 Winter30723Brendan MarOpen
CHEM 12BL2027 Winter32556Stephanie SteppOpen
CHEM 12BL2027 Winter30920Brendan MarOpen
CHEM 12BL2027 Winter32499Brendan MarOpen
MATH 122026 Fall20344Sarah WilliamsClosed
MATH 122027 Winter30996Sarah WilliamsClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall20047Shobha OrugantiWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall20048Quynh Lam HaClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall20325Staff MWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall20614Sarah WilliamsClosed
PHYS 2B2027 Winter31279Staff MOpen
PHYS 2B2027 Winter31394Staff MOpen
ASSIST is the official source for CSU articulation, but it tells you which courses count, not when they run or who teaches them. The planner puts both together and warns you about time conflicts.
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