Liberal Studies

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
• 25Scheduled Fall 2026
• 12With open seats reported
• 105Current 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: EDUC 1, HIST 17AH, HIST 17BH, BIOL 10H, STAT C1000H, MATH 17. 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 4ABeginning DrawingWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. EDUC 1Introduction to Elementary Education in a Diverse SocietyNot 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. HIST 17AHistory of the United States to Early National EraOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 28 seats reported this term.
4. HIST 17BHistory of the United States from 1800 to 1900Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 42 seats reported this term.
5. POLI 20Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral and Social SciencesOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 39 seats reported this term.
6. SOC 15Statistics and Research Methods in Social ScienceOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 9 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• LS 242S

  Service Learning in Public Schools

  • EDUC 1

    Introduction to Elementary Education in a Diverse Society

• GS 214

  Global History I: to 1500

  • 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

  • or
    HIST 3A + HIST 3BH

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

  • or
    HIST 3AH + HIST 3B

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

• HCOM 251

  Introduction to US History

  • HIST 17A + HIST 17B

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

  • or
    HIST 17AH + HIST 17BH

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

  • or
    HIST 17AH + HIST 17B

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

  • or
    HIST 17A + HIST 17BH

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

• SSCI 111

  United States History to 1890

  • HIST 17A + HIST 17B

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

  • or
    HIST 17AH + HIST 17BH

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

• BIO 204

  Introduction to Life Sciences

  • BIOL 10

    Introductory Biology

  • or
    BIOL 10H

    Introductory Biology - HONORS

• MATH 100

  Quantitative Literacy

  • MATH 46

    Mathematics for Elementary Education

  • or
    EDUC 46

    Mathematics for Elementary Education

• STAT 100

  Introduction to Statistics

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

  • or
    MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics 2

  • or
    PSYC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    SOC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    POLI 20

    Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

• BUS 204

  Business Mathematics and Statistics

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

  • or
    MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics 2

  • or
    SOC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    PSYC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    POLI 20

    Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

• BUS 201

  Macro Economics

  • ECON 1

    Principles of Macroeconomics

  • or
    ECON 1H

    Principles of Macroeconomics - HONORS

• VPA 215

  Beginning Drawing

  • ARTS 4A

    Beginning Drawing

• VPA 218

  Intro to Painting

  • ARTS 14A

    Watercolor Painting I

  • or
    ARTS 15A

    Acrylic Painting I

  • or
    ARTS 16A

    Oil Painting I

• HDFS 200

  Intro to Child Development

  • PSYC 10G + PSYC 10H

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

  • or
    C D 10G + C D 10H

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

• PHYS 121 + PHYS 121L

  Integrated Physical Science

  • PHYS 10 + CHEM 10

    Concepts of Physics · Introductory Chemistry

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 Monterey Bay majors from De Anza

• Japanese Language and CultureDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
• Computer Science B.S., Software Engineering ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
• Environmental Studies B.A., Sustainable Communities ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
• Biology B.S., Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
• Agricultural Plant and Soil SciencesDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
• Computer Science B.S., Game Development ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
• Business Administration B.S., Management & International Business ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
• Biology B.S. + CredentialDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay

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