Electrical Engineering transfer requirements: Foothill College → UC Santa Cruz

These are the lower-division Electrical Engineering courses UC Santa Cruz 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: UCSC.

19UC Santa Cruz requirements
19have a Foothill College match
15offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

UC Santa Cruz requirementFoothill College course that satisfies it
AM 10 Linear Algebra for EngineersMATH 2B
MATH 21 Linear AlgebraMATH 2B
AM 20 Ordinary Differential Equations for EngineersMATH 2A
MATH 24 Ordinary Differential EquationsMATH 2A
PHYS 5A Introduction to Physics IPHYS 4A
PHYS 5B Introduction to Physics IIPHYS 4C
PHYS 5N Introduction to Physics Laboratory IIIPHYS 4B
PHYS 5C Introduction to Physics IIIPHYS 4B
PHYS 5M Introduction to Physics II LaboratoryPHYS 4C
PHYS 5L Introduction to Physics I LaboratoryPHYS 4A
MATH 19B Calculus for Science, Engineering, and MathematicsMATH 1B + MATH 1Cor MATH 1BH + MATH 1C
MATH 19A Calculus for Science, Engineering, and MathematicsMATH 1Aor MATH 1AH
CSE 12 Computer Systems and Assembly Language and LabC S 10
MATH 23B Vector CalculusMATH 1D
MATH 23A Vector CalculusMATH 1C
PHYS 5D Introduction to Physics IVPHYS 4C + PHYS 4D
ECE 101 Introduction to Electronic CircuitsENGR 37
ECE 101L Introduction to Electronic Circuits LaboratoryENGR 37L
CSE 20 Beginning Programming in PythonC S 3A

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose Foothill College as your sending institution, UC Santa Cruz as the receiving institution, and Electrical Engineering 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
MATH 2B2026 Fall20406Jeff AndersonWaitlist
MATH 2B2026 Fall20485Ryker RykerWaitlist
MATH 2B2027 Winter31054Young Hee Park LeeOpen
MATH 2B2027 Winter30799Jeff AndersonOpen
MATH 2A2026 Fall20122Ryker RykerClosed
MATH 2A2027 Winter31053Ryker RykerClosed
MATH 2A2027 Winter30708Young Hee Park LeeOpen
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20062Bobby LauClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20154Bobby LauClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20063Frank CascaranoClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20091Kashi NathClosed
PHYS 4C2026 Fall20884David MarascoOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter31344Caleb ZergerOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter32425Staff MOpen
PHYS 4B2026 Fall20581John ToderascWaitlist
PHYS 4B2026 Fall20883Masoud VakiliWaitlist
PHYS 4B2026 Fall20582Masoud VakiliWaitlist
PHYS 4B2027 Winter30814Caleb ZergerOpen
MATH 1B2026 Fall20878Marnie FranciscoWaitlist
MATH 1B2026 Fall20755Matthew LitrusWaitlist
MATH 1B2026 Fall20328Lucinda RobledoClosed
MATH 1B2026 Fall20329Diana UilecanClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall20777Matthew LitrusClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall20330Shobha OrugantiOpen
MATH 1C2026 Fall20362Phuong LamClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall20430Phuong LamClosed
MATH 1BH2027 Winter32983Ryan PughOpen
MATH 1A2026 Fall20047Shobha OrugantiWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall20048Quynh Lam HaClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall20325Staff MWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall20614Sarah WilliamsClosed
MATH 1AH2026 Fall20753Ryan PughWaitlist
C S 102026 Fall20320Thomas RiordanOpen
C S 102026 Fall20652Thomas RiordanClosed
C S 102027 Winter30777Thomas RiordanOpen
C S 102027 Winter32333Thomas RiordanClosed
MATH 1D2026 Fall20097Wilson Florero SalinasClosed
MATH 1D2026 Fall22424Daniel NguyenWaitlist
MATH 1D2026 Fall22425Daniel NguyenWaitlist
MATH 1D2027 Winter31052Young Hee Park LeeOpen
ENGR 372026 Fall22188Cheri MarktOpen
ENGR 37L2026 Fall22189Michelle WuOpen
C S 3A2026 Fall20301Mike MurphyOpen
C S 3A2026 Fall20319Maneesh DhagatClosed
C S 3A2026 Fall20458Mike MurphyWaitlist
C S 3A2026 Fall20555Bita MazloomClosed
ASSIST is the official source for UC 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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