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Admission reality

Cherrypicker does not estimate anyone’s chance of admission, and never will. Historical outcomes are context, not a prediction.

Planning reality

Counts over the courses ASSIST maps for this pathway. Every figure is a plain count with one definition — there is no score or ranking here.

• 19Mapped preparation courses
• 4Scheduled Fall 2026
• 4With open seats reported
• 5Current sections

Sections offered at De Anza College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

Not scheduled at De Anza College this term: ELIT 46B, ELIT 46A, ELIT 46AH, ELIT 46BH, ELIT 48C, ELIT 48B, ELIT 48BH, ELIT 46CH, ELIT 48CH, ELIT 10H, ELIT 12, NAIS 15, ELIT 48AH, ELIT 17, ELIT 17H. A course can still be part of the requirement and offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Where this path usually starts

Ranked by how central each course is to the agreement — whether it is the only option for a requirement, how many requirements it covers, and whether it is running now. This is Cherrypicker’s ordering of published requirements, not advice about your situation, and it does not know your transcript.

1. ELIT 46BMajor British Writers (Neo-Classical and Romantic)Not currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
2. ELIT 46BHMajor British Writers (Neo-Classical and Romantic) - HONORSNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
3. ELIT 10Introduction to FictionOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 9 seats reported this term.
4. ELIT 11Introduction to PoetryOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 26 seats reported this term.
5. ELIT 46CMajor British Writers (Victorian and Modern)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 15 seats reported this term.
6. ELIT 48AMajor American Writers (Colonial and Romantic, 1620-1865)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 14 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what UC Berkeley requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• ENGLISH 45A

  Literature in English (Through Milton)

  • ELIT 46B + ELIT 46A

    Major British Writers (Neo-Classical and Romantic) · Major British Writers (Medieval and Renaissance)

  • or
    ELIT 46AH + ELIT 46BH

    Major British Writers (Medieval and Renaissance) - HONORS · Major British Writers (Neo-Classical and Romantic) - HONORS

• ENGLISH 45C

  Literature in English (Mid-19th through the 20th Century)

  • ELIT 48C + ELIT 46C + ELIT 48B

    Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914 - The Present) · Major British Writers (Victorian and Modern) · Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914)

  • or
    ELIT 48BH + ELIT 46CH + ELIT 48CH

    Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914) - HONORS · Major British Writers (Victorian and Modern) - HONORS · Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914-the Present) - HONORS

• ENGLISH 90

  Practices of Literary Study

  • ELIT 10 + ELIT 10H + ELIT 11 + ELIT 12 + NAIS 15

    Introduction to Fiction · Introduction to Fiction - HONORS · Introduction to Poetry · Introduction to Dramatic Literature · Ethnic Studies and Native American Literature

• ENGLISH 45B

  Literature in English (Late 17th through the mid-19th Century)

  • ELIT 48A + ELIT 46B

    Major American Writers (Colonial and Romantic, 1620-1865) · Major British Writers (Neo-Classical and Romantic)

  • or
    ELIT 46BH + ELIT 48AH

    Major British Writers (Neo-Classical and Romantic) - HONORS · Major American Writers (Colonial to Romantic, 1620-1865) - HONORS

• ENGLISH 17

  Shakespeare

  • ELIT 17

    Introduction to Shakespeare

  • or
    ELIT 17H

    Introduction to Shakespeare - HONORS

Agreement year 2025-26, captured from ASSIST. Verify against the official agreement and confirm with a counselor before making transfer decisions.

The other FHDA college

Foothill College has its own ASSIST agreement for this major. It is a separate agreement with its own courses and its own source — not an extension of the De Anza College one, and the two are never combined on this page.

Whether a course taken at one college satisfies the other college’s requirements is a separate question from articulation. Confirm with a counselor before relying on it.

Other UC Berkeley majors from De Anza

• Aerospace EngineeringDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• African American StudiesDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• American StudiesDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• AnalyticsDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Ancient Greek and Roman CivilizationsDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• ArchitectureDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Art (Practice of)De Anza → UC Berkeley

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