Art History (B.A.)

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.

• 31Mapped preparation courses
• 28Scheduled Winter 2027
• 27With open seats reported
• 43Current 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: FREN 3, 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. ARTS 12Design and ColorOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 25 seats reported this term.
2. ARTS 8Two-Dimensional DesignOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 75 seats reported this term.
3. ARTS 53Introduction to Graphic Design: Vector IllustrationOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 60 seats reported this term.
4. ARTS 10AThree-Dimensional DesignOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 20 seats reported this term.
5. ARTS 10BIntermediate Three-Dimensional DesignOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 5 seats reported this term.
6. ARTS 2BHistory of Art: Europe During the Middle Ages and the RenaissanceOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• ART 13Check on ASSIST

  Design

  • ARTS 8

    Two-Dimensional Design

• ART 14Check on ASSIST

  Three-Dimensional Design

  • ARTS 10A

    Three-Dimensional Design

  • or
    ARTS 10B + ARTS 10A

    Intermediate Three-Dimensional Design · Three-Dimensional Design

• ART 16Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to Color Theory

  • ARTS 12

    Design and Color

• ART 20Check on ASSIST

  Drawing

  • ARTS 4A

    Beginning Drawing

  • or
    ARTS 4A + ARTS 4B

    Beginning Drawing · Intermediate Drawing

• ART 24Check on ASSIST

  Beginning Printmaking

  No Course Articulated

• ART 30Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to Photography

  ASSIST lists no De Anza College course for this requirement.

• ART 37Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to Computer Art

  • ARTS 53

    Introduction to Graphic Design: Vector Illustration

• ART 40Check on ASSIST

  Painting

  • ARTS 14A

    Watercolor Painting I

  • or
    ARTS 15A

    Acrylic Painting I

  • or
    ARTS 16A

    Oil Painting I

  • or
    ARTS 16C + ARTS 16B + ARTS 16A

    Oil Painting III · Oil Painting II · Oil Painting I

• ART 50Check on ASSIST

  Beginning Sculpture

  • ARTS 37B + ARTS 37A

    Intermediate Sculpture · Sculpture

• ART 60Check on ASSIST

  Beginning Ceramics

  • ARTS 18A + ARTS 18B

    Ceramics · Ceramics (Beginning Wheel Throwing)

• CHIN 1ACheck on ASSIST

  Elementary Chinese 1A

  • MAND 2 + MAND 1 + MAND 3

    Elementary Mandarin (Second Quarter) · Elementary Mandarin (First Quarter) · Elementary Mandarin (Third Quarter)

• CHIN 1BCheck on ASSIST

  Elementary Chinese

  • MAND 2 + MAND 1 + MAND 3

    Elementary Mandarin (Second Quarter) · Elementary Mandarin (First Quarter) · Elementary Mandarin (Third Quarter)

• FREN 1ACheck on ASSIST

  Elementary French

  • FREN 2 + FREN 3 + FREN 1

    Elementary French (Second Quarter) · Elementary French (Third Quarter) · Elementary French (First Quarter)

• FREN 1BCheck on ASSIST

  Elementary French

  • FREN 2 + FREN 3 + FREN 1

    Elementary French (Second Quarter) · Elementary French (Third Quarter) · Elementary French (First Quarter)

• SPAN 1ACheck on ASSIST

  Elementary Spanish

  • SPAN 1 + SPAN 2

    Elementary Spanish (First Quarter) · Elementary Spanish (Second Quarter)

• SPAN 1BCheck on ASSIST

  Elementary Spanish

  • SPAN 2 + SPAN 3

    Elementary Spanish (Second Quarter) · Elementary Spanish (Third Quarter)

• ART 13

  Design

  • ARTS 8

    Two-Dimensional Design

• ART 14

  Three-Dimensional Design

  • ARTS 10A

    Three-Dimensional Design

  • or
    ARTS 10B + ARTS 10A

    Intermediate Three-Dimensional Design · Three-Dimensional Design

• ART 16

  Introduction to Color Theory

  • ARTS 12

    Design and Color

• PLSI 2

  American Government and Institutions

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

  • or
    POLS C1000H

    American Government and Politics - HONORS

• ARTH 10

  The Ancient Medieval Worlds

  • ARTS 2B + ARTS 2A

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

• ARTH 11

  The Early Modern World

  • ARTS 2D + ARTS 2B + ARTS 2C

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

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 Fresno majors from De Anza

• Africana Studies (B.A.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• Agricultural Business (B.S.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• Agricultural Education - Agricultural Communications Option (B.S.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• Agricultural Education - Teacher Preparation Option (B.S.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• Agricultural Systems Management (B.S.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• Animal Science - Production Mgt Option - Dairy Science Emphasis (B.S.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• Animal Science - Production Mgt Option - Equine Science Emphasis (B.S.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• Animal Science - Production Mgt Option - Livestock and Poultry Mgt Emphasis (B.S.)De Anza → CSU Fresno

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