Liberal Studies, B.A. - General Studies Option

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.

• 24Mapped preparation courses
• 15Scheduled Fall 2026
• 6With open seats reported
• 89Current 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: HIST 3CH, POLS C1000, POLS C1000H, PSYC C1000, STAT C1000H, CHEM 1AH, CHEM 1BH, CHEM 1CH, BIOL 6B. 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. BUS 18Business Law IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 14 seats reported this term.
2. BIOL 6BCell and Molecular BiologyNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
3. GEO 4Cultural GeographyFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. PSYC 24Introduction to PsychobiologyWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. PSYC C1000Introduction to PsychologyNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. HIST 3BWorld History from 750 to 1750 CEOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 1 seat reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• HST 1101

  World Civilizations to 1500

  • HIST 3A + HIST 3B

    World History from Prehistory to 750 CE · World History from 750 to 1750 CE

  • or
    HIST 3AH + HIST 3BH

    World History from Prehistory to 750 CE - HONORS · World History from 750 to 1750 CE - HONORS

• HST 1102

  World Civilizations from 1500

  • HIST 3B + HIST 3C

    World History from 750 to 1750 CE · World History from 1750 CE to the Present

  • or
    HIST 3BH + HIST 3CH

    World History from 750 to 1750 CE - HONORS · World History from 1750 CE to the Present - Honors

• LS 2011

  Introduction to Liberal Studies: History, Purposes, and Critique of the Liberal Arts and Sciences

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• PLS 2010

  Introduction to American Government

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

  • or
    POLS C1000H

    American Government and Politics - HONORS

• PSY 2201

  Introduction to Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

• STA 1200

  Statistics with Applications

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

• FRL 2013

  The Legal Environment of Business and its Transactions

  • BUS 18

    Business Law I

• STS 2010

  Introduction to Science, Technology and Society

  No Comparable Course

• PSY 2210

  Mind, Brain, and Behavior: An Integrated View

  • PSYC 24

    Introduction to Psychobiology

• GEO 1020

  Human Geography

  • GEO 4

    Cultural Geography

• CHM 1210 + CHM 1210L

  General Chemistry I

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry II · General Chemistry I

  • or
    CHEM 1AH + CHEM 1BH

    General Chemistry I - HONORS · General Chemistry II - HONORS

• CHM 1220 + CHM 1220L

  General Chemistry II

  • CHEM 1B + CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry II · General Chemistry III

  • or
    CHEM 1BH + CHEM 1CH

    General Chemistry II - HONORS · General Chemistry III - HONORS

• BIO 2340 + BIO 2340L

  Human Anatomy

  • BIOL 40A

    Human Anatomy and Physiology I

  • or
    BIOL 40B

    Human Anatomy and Physiology II

  • or
    BIOL 40C

    Human Anatomy and Physiology III

• BIO 2350 + BIO 2350L

  Human Physiology

  • BIOL 40A

    Human Anatomy and Physiology I

  • or
    BIOL 40B

    Human Anatomy and Physiology II

  • or
    BIOL 40C

    Human Anatomy and Physiology III

• BIO 1210 + BIO 1210L

  Foundations of Biology: Energy, Matter, and Information

  • BIOL 6B

    Cell and Molecular Biology

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 Cal Poly Pomona majors from De Anza

• Chemistry, B.S. - General Chemistry OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• BiotechnologyDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Chemistry, B.S. - American Chemical Society OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Food Science and Technology, B.S. - Culinology® OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Environmental BiologyDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Agricultural ScienceDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Political ScienceDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Early Childhood Studies, B.A. - Non-Teaching OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona

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