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

These are the lower-division Physics 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.

12Cal Poly San Luis Obispo requirements
12have a Foothill College match
12offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo requirementFoothill College course that satisfies it
MATH 142 Calculus IIMATH 1B
PHYS 141 General Physics IPHYS 4A
PHYS 143 General Physics IIIPHYS 4B
MATH 206 Linear Algebra IMATH 2B
PHYS 142 General Physics IIPHYS 4C
CHEM 124 General Chemistry for Physical Science and Engineering ICHEM 1A
MATH 241 Calculus IVMATH 1D
CHEM 125 General Chemistry for Physical Science and Engineering IICHEM 1B
MATH 143 Calculus IIIMATH 1C
PHYS 211 Modern Physics IPHYS 4D
MATH 242 Differential Equations IMATH 2A
MATH 141 Calculus IMATH 1Aor MATH 1AH

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 Physics 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 1B2026 Fall20878Marnie FranciscoWaitlist
MATH 1B2026 Fall20755Matthew LitrusWaitlist
MATH 1B2026 Fall20328Lucinda RobledoClosed
MATH 1B2026 Fall20329Diana UilecanClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20062Bobby LauClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20154Bobby LauClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20063Frank CascaranoClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20091Kashi NathClosed
PHYS 4B2026 Fall20581John ToderascWaitlist
PHYS 4B2026 Fall20883Masoud VakiliWaitlist
PHYS 4B2026 Fall20582Masoud VakiliWaitlist
PHYS 4B2027 Winter30814Caleb ZergerOpen
MATH 2B2026 Fall20406Jeff AndersonWaitlist
MATH 2B2026 Fall20485Ryker RykerWaitlist
MATH 2B2027 Winter31054Young Hee Park LeeOpen
MATH 2B2027 Winter30799Jeff AndersonOpen
PHYS 4C2026 Fall20884David MarascoOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter31344Caleb ZergerOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter32425Staff MOpen
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20024Amid SalariWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20025Amid SalariWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20516Kelley LiuWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20517Nayereh RezaeiWaitlist
MATH 1D2026 Fall20097Wilson Florero SalinasClosed
MATH 1D2026 Fall22424Daniel NguyenWaitlist
MATH 1D2026 Fall22425Daniel NguyenWaitlist
MATH 1D2027 Winter31052Young Hee Park LeeOpen
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20027Gail KatsirClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20146Gail KatsirClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20026Nadia BiglariClosed
CHEM 1B2027 Winter31060Sandhya RaoOpen
MATH 1C2026 Fall20777Matthew LitrusClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall20330Shobha OrugantiOpen
MATH 1C2026 Fall20362Phuong LamClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall20430Phuong LamClosed
MATH 2A2026 Fall20122Ryker RykerClosed
MATH 2A2027 Winter31053Ryker RykerClosed
MATH 2A2027 Winter30708Young Hee Park LeeOpen
MATH 1A2026 Fall20047Shobha OrugantiWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall20048Quynh Lam HaClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall20325Staff MWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall20614Sarah WilliamsClosed
MATH 1AH2026 Fall20753Ryan PughWaitlist
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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Physics from Foothill College to other campuses

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