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ARTS 18A
Ceramics · 4 units · used in 49 transfer pathways
Where this page’s information comes from
- De Anza catalogcourse record · 2025-2026
- FHDA class listingsFall 2026 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
This course is an introduction to ceramics materials, concepts, and processes, including basic design principles, creative development, hand-building, throwing, glaze techniques, firing, and ceramic terminology. Aesthetics and creative development of clay objects examining historical, contemporary, and personal modes of expression across cultures will be covered.
Sections this term
Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:30 PM UTCARTS 18ACeramicsFull3 sections · 0 seats reported · 2 instructors
- CRN 23622 · 02Full · 0
- CRN 27649 · 02Full · 0
- CRN 28588 · 01Full · 0
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.
Advisory: “ESL D261. and ESL D265., or ESL D461. and ESL D465., or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”
What this course unlocks
De Anza courses that list ARTS 18A as a prerequisite.
Transfer pathways that use ARTS 18A
ASSIST maps ARTS 18A to a requirement in 49 published pathways from De Anza College — 24 shown.
- Art History & Museum StudiesDe Anza → Humboldt State
- Art B.A. - Art Studio ConcentrationDe Anza → Humboldt State
- Art B.A. - Art Education ConcentrationDe Anza → Humboldt State
- Fine ArtDe Anza → Humboldt State
- Art: Concentration in Art History and Studio ArtDe Anza → San Francisco State
- Studio ArtDe Anza → San Francisco State
- Art HistoryDe Anza → San Francisco State
- ArtDe Anza → UC Irvine
- Art B.A. - Art Studio OptionDe Anza → CSU Chico
- Art B.F.A. - Art Studio OptionDe Anza → CSU Chico
- Art B.A. - Art Education OptionDe Anza → CSU Chico
- Art B.A. - Art History OptionDe Anza → CSU Chico
- Art, B.A. Art HistoryDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
- Art, B.A. Art Studio EmphasisDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
- GLOBAL ARTS STUDIES, Visual Studies EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
- GLOBAL ARTS STUDIES, Performance Studies EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
- GLOBAL ARTS STUDIESDe Anza → UC Merced
- Studio ArtDe Anza → Fresno Pacific University
- Art, B.F.A.: Transdisciplinary Arts ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward
- Art, B.F.A.: Fine Arts Practice ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward
- Art, B.A.: Art & Design ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward
- Art - Emphasis in Applied DesignDe Anza → San Diego State
- Art - Emphasis in Studio ArtsDe Anza → San Diego State
- Art - Emphasis in Painting and PrintmakingDe Anza → San Diego State
The other FHDA college
The district declares these courses cross-listed with ARTS 18A. That is a district equivalence, recorded in the colleges’ own course data — it is not an ASSIST articulation, and whether it satisfies a particular transfer requirement is a separate question shown on the pathway pages.
- ART 45
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