Philosophy transfer requirements: Foothill College → San Francisco State University

These are the lower-division Philosophy courses San Francisco State University 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: SFSU, SF State.

6San Francisco State University requirements
6have a Foothill College match
3offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

San Francisco State University requirementFoothill College course that satisfies it
PHIL 205 Formal Logic IPHIL 7
PHIL 150 Contemporary Moral/Political IssuesPHIL 8
PHIL 105 Introduction to Philosophy and ReligionPHIL 25or PHIL 24
PHIL 101 Introduction to PhilosophyPHIL 4
PHIL 130 Political and Social PhilosophyPHIL 2
PHIL 160 Introduction to Philosophy of the ArtsPHIL 11

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose Foothill College as your sending institution, San Francisco State University 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 82026 Fall20254Brian TapiaClosed
PHIL 82026 Fall20806Brian TapiaClosed
PHIL 82027 Winter32353Jason ChangOpen
PHIL 82027 Winter30807Brian TapiaClosed
PHIL 42026 Fall20621Brian TapiaOpen
PHIL 42026 Fall20059Jason ChangWaitlist
PHIL 42027 Winter30668Brian TapiaOpen
PHIL 42027 Winter31292Brian TapiaClosed
PHIL 22027 Winter31250David HoekengaClosed
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 → San Francisco State University