Physics transfer requirements: Foothill College → UC San Diego

These are the lower-division Physics courses UC San Diego 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: UCSD.

17UC San Diego requirements
17have a Foothill College match
16offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

UC San Diego requirementFoothill College course that satisfies it
PHYS 2CL Physics Laboratory - Electricity and MagnetismPHYS 4B
PHYS 2DL Physics Laboratory-Modern PhysicsPHYS 4D
PHYS 2C Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and OpticsPHYS 4C
PHYS 2A Physics - MechanicsPHYS 4A
PHYS 2B Physics - Electricity and MagnetismPHYS 4B
MATH 20C Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and EngineeringMATH 1C + MATH 1D
MATH 18 Linear AlgebraMATH 2B
MATH 20E Vector CalculusMATH 1C + MATH 1D
MATH 20D Introduction to Differential EquationsMATH 2A
MATH 20A Calculus for Science and EngineeringMATH 1AHor MATH 1A
MATH 20B Calculus for Science and EngineeringMATH 1B
CENG 15 Engineering Computation Using MATLABENGR 11
NANO 15 Engineering Computation Using MATLABENGR 11
CSE 8A Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving IC S 1A
CSE 11 Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving - Accelerated PaceC S 1Bor C S 3A
CSE 12 Basic Data Structures and Object-Oriented DesignC S 2Cor C S 1C
MAE 8 MATLAB Programming for Engineering AnalysisENGR 11

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose Foothill College as your sending institution, UC San Diego 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
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
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20062Bobby LauClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20154Bobby LauClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20063Frank CascaranoClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20091Kashi NathClosed
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 2B2026 Fall20406Jeff AndersonWaitlist
MATH 2B2026 Fall20485Ryker RykerWaitlist
MATH 2B2027 Winter31054Young Hee Park LeeOpen
MATH 2B2027 Winter30799Jeff AndersonOpen
MATH 2A2026 Fall20122Ryker RykerClosed
MATH 2A2027 Winter31053Ryker RykerClosed
MATH 2A2027 Winter30708Young Hee Park LeeOpen
MATH 1AH2026 Fall20753Ryan PughWaitlist
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
ENGR 112026 Fall21550Jeff AndersonClosed
ENGR 112027 Winter31249Jeff AndersonOpen
C S 1A2026 Fall20316Bita MazloomOpen
C S 1A2026 Fall20424Baba Kofi WeusijanaClosed
C S 1A2026 Fall20157Lalitha KrishnamurthyClosed
C S 1A2027 Winter30840Baba Kofi WeusijanaClosed
C S 1B2026 Fall20206Baba Kofi WeusijanaClosed
C S 1B2027 Winter32536Baba Kofi WeusijanaClosed
C S 1B2027 Winter33374Bita MazloomOpen
C S 3A2026 Fall20301Mike MurphyOpen
C S 3A2026 Fall20319Maneesh DhagatClosed
C S 3A2026 Fall20458Mike MurphyWaitlist
C S 3A2026 Fall20555Bita MazloomClosed
C S 2C2026 Fall20542David HardenWaitlist
C S 2C2027 Winter30842David HardenClosed
C S 1C2026 Fall20126Bita MazloomClosed
C S 1C2027 Winter30841Bita MazloomClosed
ASSIST is the official source for UC 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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