ART

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.

• 18Mapped preparation courses
• 14Scheduled Fall 2026
• 4With open seats reported
• 22Current 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 4B, ARTS 2J, ARTS 2G, ARTS 57. 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 2AHistory of Art: Europe from Prehistory through Early ChristianityFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. ARTS 2GHistory of Art: Arts of AsiaNot 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.
3. ARTS 2JHistory of Art: Arts of Africa, Oceania and Native North AmericaNot 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.
4. ARTS 37ASculptureOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 4 seats reported this term.
5. ARTS 4CLife DrawingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 11 seats reported this term.
6. ARTS 55AGraphic Design-Visual Communication IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 10 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

Left: what CSU Northridge 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 124A

  Drawing I

  • ARTS 4A

    Beginning Drawing

  • or
    ARTS 4B

    Intermediate Drawing

• ART 140

  Beginning Two-Dimensional Design

  • ARTS 8

    Two-Dimensional Design

• ART 141

  Beginning Three-Dimensional Design

  • ARTS 10A

    Three-Dimensional Design

• ART 112

  World Arts: Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

  • ARTS 2J

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

• ART 114

  World Arts: Asia

  • ARTS 2G

    History of Art: Arts of Asia

• ART 110

  World Arts: The Western Tradition

  • ARTS 2A

    History of Art: Europe from Prehistory through Early Christianity

• ART 112

  World Arts: Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

  • ARTS 2J

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

• ART 227

  Painting I

  • ARTS 16A

    Oil Painting I

  • or
    ARTS 16B

    Oil Painting II

  • or
    ARTS 16C

    Oil Painting III

• ART 200

  Introduction To Digital Design Tools

  • ARTS 53

    Introduction to Graphic Design: Vector Illustration

• ART 243

  Introduction to Typography

  • ARTS 57

    Graphic Design-Visual Communication: Typography

• ART 244

  Graphic Design I

  • ARTS 55A

    Graphic Design-Visual Communication I

• ART 267

  Introduction to Ceramics

  • ARTS 18A

    Ceramics

• ART 124B

  Drawing I

  • ARTS 4C

    Life Drawing

• ART 110

  World Arts: The Western Tradition

  • ARTS 2A

    History of Art: Europe from Prehistory through Early Christianity

• ART 235

  Sculpture I

  • ARTS 37A

    Sculpture

• ART 250

  Photography I

  • PHTG 1

    Basic Photography

• ART 114

  World Arts: Asia

  • ARTS 2G

    History of Art: Arts of Asia

• ART 148

  Color Theory

  • ARTS 12

    Design and Color

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 Northridge majors from De Anza

• INFORMATION SYSTEMS, B.S. - Option in Computer Information TechnologyDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• LANGUAGES AND CULTURES, B.A. - Option in ItalianDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, B.S. - Option in Financial AnalysisDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENTDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• POLITICAL SCIENCE, B.A. - Option in Public Policy and ManagementDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• CINEMA AND TELEVISION ARTS, B.A. - Option in Entertainment Media ManagementDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• HISTORY, B.A. - Junior-Year Integrated (JYI) History Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject CredentialDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, B.S. - Option in Systems and Operations ManagementDe Anza → CSU Northridge

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