History transfer requirements: Foothill College → CSU San Marcos

These are the lower-division History courses CSU San Marcos 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: CSUSM.

7CSU San Marcos requirements
7have a Foothill College match
8offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

CSU San Marcos requirementFoothill College course that satisfies it
PSCI 100 U.S. Government and PoliticsPOLS C1000
PSYC 100 Introduction to PsychologyPSYC C1000or PSYC C1000H
SOC 101 Introduction to SociologySOC 1Hor SOC 1
HIST 131 U.S. History 1877-PresentHIST 17B
HIST 101 World Civilizations to 1500HIST 3B + HIST 3A
HIST 102 World Civilizations from 1500 to the PresentHIST 3C + HIST 3B
HIST 130 U.S. History 1500-1877HIST 17A

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose Foothill College as your sending institution, CSU San Marcos as the receiving institution, and History 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
POLS C10002026 Fall21472Joel PowellOpen
POLS C10002026 Fall21474Kimberly KeenanWaitlist
POLS C10002026 Fall21475Sara CallowClosed
POLS C10002027 Winter32865Kerri RyerClosed
PSYC C10002026 Fall20630Florina PetcuWaitlist
PSYC C10002026 Fall21134Tiffany RideauxWaitlist
PSYC C10002026 Fall20081Eta LinWaitlist
PSYC C10002026 Fall21831Allison ClarkWaitlist
SOC 1H2027 Winter31000John FoxOpen
SOC 12026 Fall20511John FoxOpen
SOC 12026 Fall20103Patricia Gibbs StayteOpen
SOC 12026 Fall20350Patricia Gibbs StayteWaitlist
SOC 12026 Fall20411Staff MWaitlist
HIST 17B2026 Fall20040Steve BathamClosed
HIST 17B2027 Winter31531Bill ZiegenhornOpen
HIST 17B2027 Winter32823Steve BathamClosed
HIST 3B2026 Fall21457David BushClosed
HIST 3C2027 Winter32826Staff MClosed
HIST 17A2026 Fall20520Bill ZiegenhornOpen
HIST 17A2026 Fall20368Steve BathamClosed
HIST 17A2027 Winter31346Bill ZiegenhornClosed
HIST 17A2027 Winter33395Steve BathamClosed
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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History from Foothill College to other campuses

Same major from De Anza College → CSU San Marcos