Physics transfer requirements: Foothill College → San José State University

These are the lower-division Physics courses San José 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: SJSU, San Jose State.

11San José State University requirements
11have a Foothill College match
18offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

San José State University requirementFoothill College course that satisfies it
ENGL 1B Argument and AnalysisENGL C1003or ENGL C1003H
ENGL 2 Critical Thinking and WritingPHIL 1or ENGL C1003Hor ENGL C1001or ENGL C1001Hor ENGL C1003
MATH 30 Calculus IMATH 1AHor MATH 1A
MATH 33A Ordinary Differential Equations for SCI & ENGRMATH 2A
MATH 32 Calculus IIIMATH 1C + MATH 1D
MATH 31 Calculus IIMATH 1C + MATH 1Bor MATH 1BH + MATH 1C
CHEM 1A General ChemistryCHEM 1A + CHEM 1B
PHYS 50 General Physics I: MechanicsPHYS 4A
PHYS 51 General Physics II: Electricity and MagnetismPHYS 4B
PHYS 52 General Physics III: Waves, Light, HeatPHYS 4C
MATH 39 Linear Algebra IMATH 2B

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose Foothill College as your sending institution, San José State University 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
ENGL C10032026 Fall20038Kella SvetichOpen
ENGL C10032026 Fall20305Kella SvetichOpen
ENGL C10032026 Fall21469Allison HermanWaitlist
ENGL C10032026 Fall20114Stephanie KingWaitlist
ENGL C1003H2026 Fall22068Amber La PianaOpen
ENGL C1003H2027 Winter31135Staff MOpen
PHIL 12026 Fall20620David HoekengaClosed
PHIL 12027 Winter30806Jason ChangClosed
ENGL C10012026 Fall20340Joel TomfohrClosed
ENGL C10012027 Winter30763Stephanie ChanClosed
ENGL C1001H2026 Fall21480Brian LewisOpen
ENGL C1001H2027 Winter32205Stephanie ChanOpen
MATH 1AH2026 Fall20753Ryan PughWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall20047Shobha OrugantiWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall20048Quynh Lam HaClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall20325Staff MWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall20614Sarah WilliamsClosed
MATH 2A2026 Fall20122Ryker RykerClosed
MATH 2A2027 Winter31053Ryker RykerClosed
MATH 2A2027 Winter30708Young Hee Park LeeOpen
MATH 1C2026 Fall20777Matthew LitrusClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall20330Shobha OrugantiOpen
MATH 1C2026 Fall20362Phuong LamClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall20430Phuong LamClosed
MATH 1D2026 Fall20097Wilson Florero SalinasClosed
MATH 1D2026 Fall22424Daniel NguyenWaitlist
MATH 1D2026 Fall22425Daniel NguyenWaitlist
MATH 1D2027 Winter31052Young Hee Park LeeOpen
MATH 1B2026 Fall20878Marnie FranciscoWaitlist
MATH 1B2026 Fall20755Matthew LitrusWaitlist
MATH 1B2026 Fall20328Lucinda RobledoClosed
MATH 1B2026 Fall20329Diana UilecanClosed
MATH 1BH2027 Winter32983Ryan PughOpen
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20024Amid SalariWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20025Amid SalariWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20516Kelley LiuWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20517Nayereh RezaeiWaitlist
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20027Gail KatsirClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20146Gail KatsirClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20026Nadia BiglariClosed
CHEM 1B2027 Winter31060Sandhya RaoOpen
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
MATH 2B2026 Fall20406Jeff AndersonWaitlist
MATH 2B2026 Fall20485Ryker RykerWaitlist
MATH 2B2027 Winter31054Young Hee Park LeeOpen
MATH 2B2027 Winter30799Jeff AndersonOpen
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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