Liberal Studies, Teaching - Elementary Subject Matter Preparation (ESM)

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
• 12Scheduled Winter 2027
• 12With open seats reported
• 71Current 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: HIST 3AH, HIST 3BH, HIST 17AH, HIST 17BH, POLS C1000, POLS C1000H. 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.
   • 360 seats reported this term.
2. ENGL C1000Academic Reading and WritingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 885 seats reported this term.
3. GEO 10World Regional GeographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
4. MUSI 1AMusic Appreciation: Music in Western CulturesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
5. C D 10GChild Development (The Early Years)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 141 seats reported this term.
6. C D 10HChild Growth and Development (Middle Childhood and Adolescence)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 90 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• GEW 101B

  Writing as a Rhetorical Act

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

• HIST 101

  World Civilizations to 1500

  • HIST 3A + HIST 3B

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

  • or
    HIST 3AH + HIST 3BH

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

• HIST 130

  U.S. History 1500-1877

  • HIST 17B + HIST 17A

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

  • 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

• GEOG 201

  World Regional Geography

  • GEO 10

    World Regional Geography

• PSCI 100

  U.S. Government and Politics

  • POLS C1000 + POLS C1000H

    American Government and Politics · American Government and Politics - HONORS

• AMD 120

  Introduction to Art Media and Design

  • ARTS 1A

    Introduction to the Visual Arts

• MUSC 120

  Introduction to Music

  • MUSI 1A

    Music Appreciation: Music in Western Cultures

• PSYC 210

  Child Growth and Development

  • PSYC 10G + PSYC 10H

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

  • or
    C D 10H + C D 10G

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

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 San Marcos majors from De Anza

• American Indian StudiesDe Anza → CSU San Marcos
• AnthropologyDe Anza → CSU San Marcos
• Applied Physics, Applied Electronics OptionDe Anza → CSU San Marcos
• Applied Physics, General OptionDe Anza → CSU San Marcos
• Art, Media, and Design, Art and Visual Culture (AVC) OptionDe Anza → CSU San Marcos
• Art, Media, and Design, Digital and Media Arts (DAMA) OptionDe Anza → CSU San Marcos
• BiochemistryDe Anza → CSU San Marcos
• Biological SciencesDe Anza → CSU San Marcos

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