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
• 16Scheduled Winter 2027
• 15With open seats reported
• 26Current 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, ARTS 2G. 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 ChristianityOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 40 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 10AThree-Dimensional DesignOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 20 seats reported this term.
5. ARTS 12Design and ColorOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 25 seats reported this term.
6. ARTS 18ACeramicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 55 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 112Check on ASSIST

  World Arts: Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

  • ARTS 2J

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

• ART 227Check on ASSIST

  Painting I

  • ARTS 16A

    Oil Painting I

  • or
    ARTS 16B

    Oil Painting II

  • or
    ARTS 16C

    Oil Painting III

• ART 200Check on ASSIST

  Introduction To Digital Design Tools

  • ARTS 53

    Introduction to Graphic Design: Vector Illustration

• ART 243Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to Typography

  • ARTS 57

    Graphic Design-Visual Communication: Typography

• ART 244Check on ASSIST

  Graphic Design I

  • ARTS 55A

    Graphic Design-Visual Communication I

• ART 267Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to Ceramics

  • ARTS 18A

    Ceramics

• ART 124BCheck on ASSIST

  Drawing I

  • ARTS 4C

    Life Drawing

• ART 110Check on ASSIST

  World Arts: The Western Tradition

  • ARTS 2A

    History of Art: Europe from Prehistory through Early Christianity

• ART 235Check on ASSIST

  Sculpture I

  • ARTS 37A

    Sculpture

• ART 250Check on ASSIST

  Photography I

  • PHTG 1

    Basic Photography

• ART 114Check on ASSIST

  World Arts: Asia

  • ARTS 2G

    History of Art: Arts of Asia

• ART 148Check on ASSIST

  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

• ACCOUNTANCY, B.S. - Option in Information SystemsDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• ACCOUNTANCY, B.S. - Option in Professional AccountancyDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• AFRICANA STUDIES, B.A. - Option in African and African-American Humanities and Cultural StudiesDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• AFRICANA STUDIES, B.A. - Option in African and African-American Social SciencesDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• AFRICANA STUDIES, B.A. - Option in African-American Urban EducationDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• ANTHROPOLOGYDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIESDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• BIOCHEMISTRYDe Anza → CSU Northridge

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