Political Science transfer requirements: Foothill College → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

These are the lower-division Political Science 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.

14Cal Poly San Luis Obispo requirements
14have a Foothill College match
22offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo requirementFoothill College course that satisfies it
BUS 207 Legal Responsibilities of BusinessBUSI 18
POLS 245 Judicial ProcessSOC 15
POLS 225 Introduction to International RelationsPOLI 15or POLI 15H
POLS 229 Introduction to Comparative PoliticsPOLI 2Hor POLI 2
POLS 230 Basic Concepts of Political ThoughtPOLI 3or POLI 3H
POLS 112 American and California GovernmentPOLS C1000 + HIST 17Aor POLS C1000 + HIST 17Bor POLS C1000 + HIST 17C
STAT 217 Introduction to Statistical Concepts and MethodsMATH 17or SOC 7or PSYC 7or STAT C1000
HIST 223 World History, 1800 to PresentHIST 3C
ANT 201 Cultural AnthropologyANTH 2AHor ANTH 2A
HIST 110 Western Civilization: Ancient to RenaissanceHIST 4B + HIST 4A
HIST 222 World History, 1000 - 1800HIST 3B
SOC 110 Comparative SocietiesSOC 1or SOC 1H
GEOG 150 Human GeographyGEOG 2
HIST 111 Western Civilization: Reformation to the PresentHIST 4B + HIST 4C

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 Political Science 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
BUSI 182026 Fall20258Tai WongOpen
BUSI 182026 Fall20198Mark HarmonWaitlist
BUSI 182026 Fall20302Gina FirenziWaitlist
BUSI 182026 Fall22426Sean BuiWaitlist
POLI 152027 Winter32964Kerri RyerClosed
POLI 22026 Fall20607Sara CallowWaitlist
POLI 22027 Winter30931Sara CallowClosed
POLI 22027 Winter33287Sara CallowClosed
POLI 32026 Fall20994Thomas MeredithClosed
POLI 32027 Winter30929Thomas MeredithClosed
POLI 3H2026 Fall22111Thomas MeredithWaitlist
POLI 3H2027 Winter30930Thomas MeredithClosed
POLS C10002026 Fall21472Joel PowellOpen
POLS C10002026 Fall21474Kimberly KeenanWaitlist
POLS C10002026 Fall21475Sara CallowClosed
POLS C10002027 Winter32865Kerri RyerClosed
HIST 17A2026 Fall20520Bill ZiegenhornOpen
HIST 17A2026 Fall20368Steve BathamClosed
HIST 17A2027 Winter31346Bill ZiegenhornClosed
HIST 17A2027 Winter33395Steve BathamClosed
HIST 17B2026 Fall20040Steve BathamClosed
HIST 17B2027 Winter31531Bill ZiegenhornOpen
HIST 17B2027 Winter32823Steve BathamClosed
HIST 17C2026 Fall20041Steve BathamOpen
HIST 17C2026 Fall20042Bill ZiegenhornWaitlist
HIST 17C2027 Winter30691Steve BathamClosed
SOC 72026 Fall20633Ben StefonikOpen
SOC 72027 Winter30767Eta LinOpen
PSYC 72026 Fall20632Ben StefonikOpen
PSYC 72027 Winter30766Eta LinOpen
STAT C10002026 Fall21560Staff MWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall21491Staff MWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall21537Lucinda RobledoWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall21520Maria TomutiuWaitlist
HIST 3C2027 Winter32826Staff MClosed
ANTH 2AH2026 Fall22097Julie JenkinsOpen
ANTH 2AH2026 Fall20703Julie JenkinsOpen
ANTH 2AH2027 Winter32303Samuel ConnellOpen
ANTH 2A2026 Fall20639Julie JenkinsOpen
ANTH 2A2026 Fall22094Julie JenkinsOpen
ANTH 2A2026 Fall20011Max DavidsonWaitlist
ANTH 2A2027 Winter30686Samuel ConnellOpen
HIST 4B2027 Winter30667Dolores DavisonClosed
HIST 4A2026 Fall20902Dolores DavisonClosed
HIST 3B2026 Fall21457David BushClosed
SOC 12026 Fall20511John FoxOpen
SOC 12026 Fall20103Patricia Gibbs StayteOpen
SOC 12026 Fall20350Patricia Gibbs StayteWaitlist
SOC 12026 Fall20411Staff MWaitlist
SOC 1H2027 Winter31000John FoxOpen
GEOG 22027 Winter31103Staff MClosed
HIST 4C2026 Fall20369David BushClosed
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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