Visual Communication Design

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.

• 15Mapped preparation courses
• 8Scheduled Fall 2026
• 1With open seats reported
• 12Current 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: ARTS 2G, ASAM 40, ARTS 2J, INTL 22, ARTS 4B, ARTS 85, ARTS 55C. 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. ARTS 4BIntermediate DrawingNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
2. ARTS 86Graphic Design: Digital Illustration TechniquesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 8 seats reported this term.
3. ARTS 10AThree-Dimensional DesignFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. ARTS 55CGraphic Design-Visual Communication III: Production TechniquesNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. ARTS 8Two-Dimensional DesignFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. ARTS 85Graphic Design: Motion GraphicsNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.

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.

• AH 2301

  World Art: Prehistory to Medieval Europe

  • ARTS 2B + ARTS 2A

    History of Art: Europe During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance · History of Art: Europe from Prehistory through Early Christianity

• AH 2303

  World Art: Asia (Prehistory to 12th Century)

  • ARTS 2G

    History of Art: Arts of Asia

  • or
    ASAM 40

    History of Art: Arts of Asia

• AH 2305

  World Art: Arts of Africa, Oceania and Native America

  • ARTS 2J

    History of Art: Arts of Africa, Oceania and Native North America

  • or
    INTL 22

    History of Art: Arts of Africa, Oceania and Native North America

• AH 2301

  World Art: Prehistory to Medieval Europe

  • ARTS 2B + ARTS 2A

    History of Art: Europe During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance · History of Art: Europe from Prehistory through Early Christianity

• AH 2303

  World Art: Asia (Prehistory to 12th Century)

  • ARTS 2G

    History of Art: Arts of Asia

  • or
    ASAM 40

    History of Art: Arts of Asia

• AH 2305

  World Art: Arts of Africa, Oceania and Native America

  • ARTS 2J

    History of Art: Arts of Africa, Oceania and Native North America

  • or
    INTL 22

    History of Art: Arts of Africa, Oceania and Native North America

• AH 2302

  World Art: Renaissance through Modern Europe and the United States

  • ARTS 2C + ARTS 2D

    History of Art: Europe from the Baroque Period through Impressionism · History of Art: Europe and the United States from Post-Impressionism to the Present

• VCD 1331A

  Foundations in 3D Design Activity

  • ARTS 10A

    Three-Dimensional Design

• VCD 1312A

  Foundations of Drawing 2 Activity

  • ARTS 4B

    Intermediate Drawing

• VCD 1311A

  Foundations of Drawing I Activity

  • ARTS 4A + ARTS 4B

    Beginning Drawing · Intermediate Drawing

• VCD 2301A

  Typography

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• VCD 1341A

  Foundations in 4D Design Activity

  • ARTS 85

    Graphic Design: Motion Graphics

• VCD 1321A

  Foundations in 2D Design Activity

  • ARTS 8

    Two-Dimensional Design

• VCD 2321A

  Visual Communication Design 1

  • ARTS 55C

    Graphic Design-Visual Communication III: Production Techniques

• VCD 2311A

  Illustration Activity

  • ARTS 86

    Graphic Design: Digital Illustration Techniques

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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