Software Engineering transfer requirements: Foothill College → CSU San Marcos

These are the lower-division Software Engineering courses CSU San Marcos 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: CSUSM.

14CSU San Marcos requirements
14have a Foothill College match
17offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

CSU San Marcos requirementFoothill College course that satisfies it
CS 211 Computer Science IIC S 2B
CS 111 Computer Science IC S 2A
PHYS 202 Physics of Electromagnetism and OpticsPHYS 4A + PHYS 4C + PHYS 4B
PHYS 201 Physics of Mechanics and SoundPHYS 4C + PHYS 4A + PHYS 4B
PHYS 102 Introduction to Physics IIPHYS 2B + PHYS 2C
PHYS 101 Introduction to Physics IPHYS 2A + PHYS 2B
CHEM 160 General Chemistry IICHEM 1B + CHEM 1C
CHEM 150L General Chemistry LaboratoryCHEM 1B + CHEM 1A
CHEM 150 General ChemistryCHEM 1A + CHEM 1B
MATH 160 Calculus with Applications, IMATH 1Bor MATH 1B + MATH 1Aor MATH 1AH
MATH 162 Calculus with Applications, IIMATH 1C + MATH 1B
MATH 242 Introduction to StatisticsSTAT C1000
MATH 264 Introduction to Linear AlgebraMATH 2B
MATH 270 Basic Discrete MathematicsMATH 22

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose Foothill College as your sending institution, CSU San Marcos as the receiving institution, and Software Engineering 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
C S 2B2026 Fall20188Tri PhamClosed
C S 2B2026 Fall20425Ladawn MeadeClosed
C S 2B2027 Winter30816Lane JohnsonOpen
C S 2B2027 Winter31088Lane JohnsonClosed
C S 2A2026 Fall20125Lane JohnsonOpen
C S 2A2026 Fall20158Geri LambleClosed
C S 2A2026 Fall20317Heidi GentryClosed
C S 2A2026 Fall20142Lane JohnsonClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20062Bobby LauClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20154Bobby LauClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20063Frank CascaranoClosed
PHYS 4A2026 Fall20091Kashi NathClosed
PHYS 4C2026 Fall20884David MarascoOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter31344Caleb ZergerOpen
PHYS 4C2027 Winter32425Staff MOpen
PHYS 4B2026 Fall20581John ToderascWaitlist
PHYS 4B2026 Fall20883Masoud VakiliWaitlist
PHYS 4B2026 Fall20582Masoud VakiliWaitlist
PHYS 4B2027 Winter30814Caleb ZergerOpen
PHYS 2B2027 Winter31279Staff MOpen
PHYS 2B2027 Winter31394Staff MOpen
PHYS 2A2026 Fall20061Traptilisa KumarClosed
PHYS 2A2026 Fall20090Traptilisa KumarWaitlist
PHYS 2A2026 Fall21599Thihongha VuongClosed
PHYS 2A2027 Winter30811Staff MOpen
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20027Gail KatsirClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20146Gail KatsirClosed
CHEM 1B2026 Fall20026Nadia BiglariClosed
CHEM 1B2027 Winter31060Sandhya RaoOpen
CHEM 1C2026 Fall20527Ron PainterWaitlist
CHEM 1C2026 Fall20856Ron PainterClosed
CHEM 1C2027 Winter30722Ron PainterOpen
CHEM 1C2027 Winter31748Ron PainterOpen
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20024Amid SalariWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20025Amid SalariWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20516Kelley LiuWaitlist
CHEM 1A2026 Fall20517Nayereh RezaeiWaitlist
MATH 1B2026 Fall20878Marnie FranciscoWaitlist
MATH 1B2026 Fall20755Matthew LitrusWaitlist
MATH 1B2026 Fall20328Lucinda RobledoClosed
MATH 1B2026 Fall20329Diana UilecanClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall20047Shobha OrugantiWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall20048Quynh Lam HaClosed
MATH 1A2026 Fall20325Staff MWaitlist
MATH 1A2026 Fall20614Sarah WilliamsClosed
MATH 1AH2026 Fall20753Ryan PughWaitlist
MATH 1C2026 Fall20777Matthew LitrusClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall20330Shobha OrugantiOpen
MATH 1C2026 Fall20362Phuong LamClosed
MATH 1C2026 Fall20430Phuong LamClosed
STAT C10002026 Fall21560Staff MWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall21491Staff MWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall21537Lucinda RobledoWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall21520Maria TomutiuWaitlist
MATH 2B2026 Fall20406Jeff AndersonWaitlist
MATH 2B2026 Fall20485Ryker RykerWaitlist
MATH 2B2027 Winter31054Young Hee Park LeeOpen
MATH 2B2027 Winter30799Jeff AndersonOpen
MATH 222026 Fall20336Wilson Florero SalinasWaitlist
MATH 222026 Fall20682Charles WitschorikClosed
MATH 222026 Fall20798Charles WitschorikClosed
MATH 222027 Winter31056Charles WitschorikOpen
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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