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.

• 26Mapped preparation courses
• 18Scheduled Fall 2026
• 7With open seats reported
• 205Current 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: POLS C1000, POLS C1000H, ENGL C1000H, EWRT 1C, ENGL C1001H, COMM 10H, COMM C1000H, 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. ECON 1Principles of MacroeconomicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 52 seats reported this term.
2. ENGL C1000Academic Reading and WritingOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 59 seats reported this term.
3. ENGL C1000HAcademic Reading and Writing - HONORSNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. ASAM 11Asian Americans and RacismOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 1 seat reported this term.
5. C D 10GChild Development (The Early Years)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 6 seats reported this term.
6. COMM 10Fundamentals of Oral CommunicationOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 53 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• CHAD 35

  Child and Adolescent Development

  • C D 10H + C D 10G

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

• ART 133

  Art Education for Children

  No Comparable Course

• MATH 17

  An Introduction to Exploration, Conjecture, and Proof in Mathematics

  No Comparable Course

• HIST 17A

  United States History, 1607-1877

  • HIST 17A + HIST 17B

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

• HIST 50

  World History I: to 1500

  No Comparable Course

• HIST 132

  Topics in World History

  Not Articulated

• POLS 1

  Essentials of Government

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

  • or
    POLS C1000H

    American Government and Politics - HONORS

• HIST 187

  Topics in United States History 1600-1900

  Not Articulated

• ECON 1A

  Introduction to Macroeconomic Analysis

  • ECON 1

    Principles of Macroeconomics

• GEOL 8

  Earth Science

  No Comparable Course

• GEOL 8T

  Earth Science Lab for Teachers

  Not Articulated

• BIO 7

  Introduction to the Science of Biology

  No Comparable Course

• ENGL 16

  Structure of English

  No Comparable Course

• COMS 5

  The Communication Experience

  Not Articulated

• ENGL 5M

  Accelerated Academic Literacies - Multilingual

  Not Articulated

• ENGL 5

  Accelerated Academic Literacies

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - HONORS

• PUBH 136

  School Health Education

  Not Articulated

• EDUC 125A/B

  Tutoring Children in Reading

  Not Articulated

• CHAD 35F

  Human Development and Elementary Field Experience

  Not Articulated

• Requirement
  • EWRT 1B

    Reading, Writing and Research

  • or
    EWRT 1C

    Literature and Composition

  • or
    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - HONORS

• Requirement
  • COMM 10

    Fundamentals of Oral Communication

  • or
    COMM 10H

    Fundamentals of Oral Communication - HONORS

  • or
    COMM C1000

    Introduction to Public Speaking

  • or
    COMM C1000H

    Introduction to Public Speaking - Honors

• Requirement
  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - HONORS

  • or
    ESL 5

    Advanced Composition and Reading

• 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 Sacramento majors from De Anza

• Exercise Science, BS - Clinical Exercise & Rehabilitation SpecialistDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Ethnic Studies, BA - Teachers in Bilingual EducationDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Music, BM - Jazz StudiesDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Physics, BS - BiophysicsDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• ChemistryDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Philosophy, BA - Science, Reason, and ValuesDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• PsychologyDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Geography, BA - Human GeographyDe Anza → CSU Sacramento

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