Physics transfer requirements: Foothill College → Fresno State

These are the lower-division Physics courses Fresno State 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: CSU Fresno.

Same preparation as Chemistry. Fresno State expects an identical lower-division list for Physics and Chemistry, so the courses below count for either path. Decide the major later — the lower-division work is the same.
10Fresno State requirements
10have a Foothill College match
13offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

Fresno State requirementFoothill College course that satisfies it
MATH 75 Calculus IMATH 1A + MATH 1Bor MATH 1AH + MATH 1BH
MATH 77 Calculus IIIMATH 1D + MATH 1C
CHEM 1A General Chemistry 1ACHEM 1A + CHEM 1C + CHEM 1B
MATH 76 Calculus IIMATH 1AH + MATH 1C + MATH 1BHor MATH 1B + MATH 1C + MATH 1A
PLSI 2 American Government and InstitutionsPOLS C1000
PHYS 4A Mechanics and Wave MotionPHYS 4A
PHYS 4AL Laboratory in Mechanics and Wave MotionPHYS 4A
PHYS 4BL Laboratory in Electricity, Magnetism, and HeatPHYS 4B + PHYS 4C + PHYS 4D
PHYS 4B Electricity, Magnetism, and HeatPHYS 4C + PHYS 4D + PHYS 4B
PHYS 4C Light and Modern PhysicsPHYS 4B + PHYS 4C + PHYS 4D

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose Foothill College as your sending institution, Fresno State 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 1A2026 Fall20047Shobha OrugantiWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall20048Quynh Lam HaClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall20325Staff MWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall20614Sarah WilliamsClosed
MATH 1B2026 Fall20878Marnie FranciscoWaitlist
MATH 1B2026 Fall20755Matthew LitrusWaitlist
MATH 1B2026 Fall20328Lucinda RobledoClosed
MATH 1B2026 Fall20329Diana UilecanClosed
MATH 1AH2026 Fall20753Ryan PughWaitlist
MATH 1BH2027 Winter32983Ryan PughOpen
MATH 1D2026 Fall20097Wilson Florero SalinasClosed
MATH 1D2026 Fall22424Daniel NguyenWaitlist
MATH 1D2026 Fall22425Daniel NguyenWaitlist
MATH 1D2027 Winter31052Young Hee Park LeeOpen
MATH 1C2026 Fall20777Matthew LitrusClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall20330Shobha OrugantiOpen
MATH 1C2026 Fall20362Phuong LamClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall20430Phuong LamClosed
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20024Amid SalariWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20025Amid SalariWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20516Kelley LiuWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20517Nayereh RezaeiWaitlist
CHEM 1C2026 Fall20527Ron PainterWaitlist
CHEM 1C2026 Fall20856Ron PainterClosed
CHEM 1C2027 Winter30722Ron PainterOpen
CHEM 1C2027 Winter31748Ron PainterOpen
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20027Gail KatsirClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20146Gail KatsirClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20026Nadia BiglariClosed
CHEM 1B2027 Winter31060Sandhya RaoOpen
POLS C10002026 Fall21472Joel PowellOpen
POLS C10002026 Fall21474Kimberly KeenanWaitlist
POLS C10002026 Fall21475Sara CallowClosed
POLS C10002027 Winter32865Kerri RyerClosed
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
PHYS 4C2026 Fall20884David MarascoOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter31344Caleb ZergerOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter32425Staff MOpen
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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