Liberal Studies (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.

• 44Mapped preparation courses
• 31Scheduled Fall 2026
• 12With open seats reported
• 224Current 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: COMM C1000H, COMM 15H, ENGL C1000H, MUSI 2, THEA 1, EWRT 1C, HIST 17BH, HIST 17AH, POLS C1000, POLS C1000H, COMM 9H, ENGL C1001H, AFAM 11. 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 1AIntroduction to the Visual ArtsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 1 seat reported this term.
2. GEO 10World Regional GeographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 2 seats reported this term.
3. MATH 46Mathematics for Elementary EducationOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 20 seats reported this term.
4. EWRT 1CLiterature and CompositionNot 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. MUSI 1AMusic Appreciation: Music in Western CulturesFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. MUSI 2Music FundamentalsNot 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 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.

• COMM 3

  Fundamentals of Public Communication

  • COMM C1000

    Introduction to Public Speaking

  • or
    COMM C1000H

    Introduction to Public Speaking - Honors

  • or
    COMM 10

    Fundamentals of Oral Communication

• COMM 7

  Persuasion

  No Course Articulated

• COMM 8

  Group Discussion

  • COMM 15

    Critical Decision-Making in Groups

  • or
    COMM 15H

    Critical Decision-Making in Groups - HONORS

• ENGL 10

  Accelerated Academic Literacy

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - HONORS

  • or
    ESL 5

    Advanced Composition and Reading

• NSCI 1A

  Integrated Science: Physics and Chemistry

  No Course Articulated

• BIOL 10

  Life Science

  No Course Articulated

• MATH 10A

  Structure and Concepts in Mathematics I

  • MATH 46

    Mathematics for Elementary Education

• ART 1

  Art Forms

  • ARTS 1A

    Introduction to the Visual Arts

• 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

• MUSIC 9

  Introduction to Music

  • MUSI 2

    Music Fundamentals

• MUSIC 74

  Listener's Guide to Music

  • MUSI 1A

    Music Appreciation: Music in Western Cultures

• DRAMA 62

  Theatre Today

  • THEA 1

    Appreciation of Theatre

• ENGL 20

  Introduction to Literature

  • EWRT 1C

    Literature and Composition

• ENGL 30

  Readings in World Literature

  No Course Articulated

• HUM 10

  Humanities from Antiquity to the Renaissance

  No Course Articulated

• HUM 11

  Humanities from the Baroque to the Modern

  No Course Articulated

• HIST 20

  World History I

  • HIST 3B + HIST 3A

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

  • or
    HIST 3BH + HIST 3AH

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

• HIST 11

  American History to 1877

  • HIST 17A + HIST 17B

    History of the United States to Early National Era · History of the United States from 1800 to 1900

  • or
    HIST 17BH + HIST 17AH

    History of the United States from 1800 to 1900 - HONORS · History of the United States to Early National Era - HONORS

• GEOG 4

  World Geography

  • GEO 10

    World Regional Geography

• CFS 39

  Introduction to Child Development

  • C D 10G + C D 10H

    Child Development (The Early Years) · Child Growth and Development (Middle Childhood and Adolescence)

• LING 11

  Linguistics for Teachers

  No Course Articulated

• EES 9

  Introduction to Earth Science

  No Course Articulated

• MATH 10B

  Structure and Concepts in Mathematics II

  No Course Articulated

• EHD 50

  Introduction to Teaching

  No Course Articulated

• PLSI 2

  American Government and Institutions

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

  • or
    POLS C1000H

    American Government and Politics - HONORS

• CFS 39

  Introduction to Child Development

  • C D 10G + C D 10H

    Child Development (The Early Years) · Child Growth and Development (Middle Childhood and Adolescence)

• Requirement
  • COMM 9

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication

  • or
    COMM 9H

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication - HONORS

  • or
    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - HONORS

  • or
    PHIL 3

    Critical Thinking and Writing

• Requirement
  • ADMJ 29

    Ethnic Studies, Cultural Pluralism, and American Law and Justice

  • or
    AFAM 10

    An Introduction to African American Studies

  • or
    AFAM 11

    Sankofa: Roots of the African American Experience

  • or
    ASAM 11

    Asian Americans and Racism

  • or
    CETH 10

    Introduction to Ethnic Studies

  • or
    CETH 29

    Ethnic Studies, Cultural Pluralism, and American Law and Justice

  • or
    CHLX 10

    Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies

  • or
    NAIS 12

    Ethnic Studies and the Historical Experiences of Native Americans

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

• Human Nutritional Sciences (B.S.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• Economics (B.A.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• Construction Management (B.S.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• Natural Sciences - Chemistry Option (B.A.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• Deaf Studies - Deaf Education Option (B.A.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• Agricultural Education - Agricultural Communications Option (B.S.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• Environmental/Occupational Health & Safety Option (B.S.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• Psychology (B.A.)De Anza → CSU Fresno

Common questions