Art, B.A. Art Studio Emphasis

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.

• 23Mapped preparation courses
• 19Scheduled Fall 2026
• 4With open seats reported
• 28Current 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 2J, INTL 22, ARTS 2G, ASAM 40. 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 37ASculptureOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 4 seats reported this term.
2. ARTS 4CLife DrawingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 11 seats reported this term.
3. ARTS 55AGraphic Design-Visual Communication IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 10 seats reported this term.
4. ARTS 18ACeramicsFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. ARTS 4ABeginning DrawingWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. ARTS 15AAcrylic Painting IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 3 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• ARTH 201

  Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

  • 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

• ARTH 202

  Art of South, Southeastern, and Eastern Asia

  • ARTS 2G

    History of Art: Arts of Asia

  • or
    ASAM 40

    History of Art: Arts of Asia

• ARTH 203

  Arts of the Western World, before 1400 CE

  • ARTS 2A + ARTS 2B

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

• ARTH 204

  Arts of the Western World, after 1400 CE

  • 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

• ART 201

  Painting

  • ARTS 15A

    Acrylic Painting I

  • or
    ARTS 16A

    Oil Painting I

• ART 202

  Sculpture

  • ARTS 37A

    Sculpture

• ART 203

  Illustration

  No Comparable Course

• ART 204

  Graphic Design

  • ARTS 55A

    Graphic Design-Visual Communication I

• ART 205

  Multimedia

  No Comparable Course

• ART 206

  Animation

  No Comparable Course

• ART 207

  Ceramics

  • ARTS 18A

    Ceramics

• ART 208

  The Physics of Art and Visual Perception

  No Comparable Course

• ART 209

  Photography

  • PHTG 1

    Basic Photography

  • or
    PHTG 4

    Introduction to Digital Photography

• ART 211

  Visual Story Design

  No Comparable Course

• ART 212

  Video Production

  No Comparable Course

• ART 105

  Drawing and Composition

  • ARTS 4A

    Beginning Drawing

• ART 106

  Art Studio Foundations: 2D Color and Design

  • ARTS 8

    Two-Dimensional Design

  • or
    ARTS 12

    Design and Color

• ART 107

  Life Drawing

  • ARTS 4C

    Life Drawing

• ART 108

  Visual Technologies

  • ARTS 54 + ARTS 53

    Introduction to Graphic Design: Digital Imaging · Introduction to Graphic Design: Vector Illustration

• ART 109

  Art Studio Foundations: 3D Space and Media

  • ARTS 10A

    Three-Dimensional Design

  • or
    ARTS 10B

    Intermediate Three-Dimensional Design

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 CSU Channel Islands majors from De Anza

• Computer ScienceDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Political ScienceDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• PsychologyDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• SpanishDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Global StudiesDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Communication, B.A. Environmental Communication EmphasisDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Art, B.A. Art HistoryDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Liberal Studies, B.A. Professional EmphasisDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands

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