Liberal Studies, B.A. - Pre-Credential 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.

• 17Mapped preparation courses
• 11Scheduled Fall 2026
• 7With open seats reported
• 60Current 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 47A, MATH 32H, MATH 31H, HIST 3CH, POLS C1000, POLS C1000H. 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. C D 12Child, Family and Community InterrelationshipsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 7 seats reported this term.
2. ELIT 47AWorld Literature: Antiquity to 1500sNot 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. HIST 3BWorld History from 750 to 1750 CEOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 1 seat reported this term.
5. HIST 3BHWorld History from 750 to 1750 CE - HONORSFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. HIST 3AWorld History from Prehistory to 750 CEOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 9 seats 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.

• ECS 1100

  Child, Family and Community

  • C D 12

    Child, Family and Community Interrelationships

• ENG 2710

  World Literature I

  • ELIT 47A

    World Literature: Antiquity to 1500s

• MAT 1050

  College Algebra

  • MATH 31 + MATH 32

    Precalculus I · Precalculus II

  • or
    MATH 32H + MATH 31H

    Precalculus II - HONORS · Precalculus I - HONORS

• MAT 1200

  Calculus for the Life Sciences

  • MATH 1A

    Calculus I

  • or
    MATH 1AH

    Calculus I - HONORS

• PSY 2206

  Child Psychology for Educators

  No Comparable Course

• MAT 1940

  Mathematical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• GEO 1020

  Human Geography

  • GEO 4

    Cultural Geography

• 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

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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