Philosophy transfer requirements: Foothill College → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

These are the lower-division Philosophy 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.

5Cal Poly San Luis Obispo requirements
5have a Foothill College match
5offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo requirementFoothill College course that satisfies it
PHIL 230 Philosophical Classics: Knowledge & RealityPHIL 4or PHIL 20Bor PHIL 20Aor PHIL 8
PHIL 101 Introduction to PhilosophyPHIL 20Aor PHIL 20Bor PHIL 4or PHIL 8
PHIL 126 Logic and Argumentative WritingPHIL 1
PHIL 231 Philosophical Classics: Ethics and Political PhilosophyPHIL 4or PHIL 20Aor PHIL 20Bor PHIL 8
PHIL 241 Symbolic LogicPHIL 7

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 Philosophy 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
PHIL 42026 Fall20621Brian TapiaOpen
PHIL 42026 Fall20059Jason ChangWaitlist
PHIL 42027 Winter30668Brian TapiaOpen
PHIL 42027 Winter31292Brian TapiaClosed
PHIL 20B2027 Winter31196Brian TapiaClosed
PHIL 20A2026 Fall20410Brian TapiaClosed
PHIL 82026 Fall20254Brian TapiaClosed
PHIL 82026 Fall20806Brian TapiaClosed
PHIL 82027 Winter32353Jason ChangOpen
PHIL 82027 Winter30807Brian TapiaClosed
PHIL 12026 Fall20620David HoekengaClosed
PHIL 12027 Winter30806Jason ChangClosed
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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Philosophy from Foothill College to other campuses

Same major from De Anza College → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo