Art -- Emphasis in Graphic Design

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.

• 13Mapped preparation courses
• 11Scheduled Fall 2026
• 3With open seats reported
• 15Current 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 3TE. 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 3TEToday's Art SceneNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
2. ARTS 2BHistory of Art: Europe During the Middle Ages and the RenaissanceFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. ARTS 4BIntermediate DrawingNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. ARTS 37ASculptureOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 4 seats reported this term.
5. ARTS 37BIntermediate SculptureOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 1 seat reported this term.
6. ARTS 4CLife DrawingOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 11 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

Left: what San Diego State 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 100

  Drawing I

  • ARTS 4B + ARTS 4A

    Intermediate Drawing · Beginning Drawing

• ART 101

  Two Dimensional Design

  • ARTS 12 + ARTS 8

    Design and Color · Two-Dimensional Design

• ART 103

  Three Dimensional Design

  • ARTS 10A + ARTS 10B

    Three-Dimensional Design · Intermediate Three-Dimensional Design

• ART 241

  Graphic Design I

  Course(s) Denied

• ART 242

  Typography I

  Course(s) Denied

• ART 258

  Introduction to Art History I

  • ARTS 2A + ARTS 2B

    History of Art: Europe from Prehistory through Early Christianity · History of Art: Europe During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

• ART 259

  Introduction to Art History II

  • ARTS 2B + ARTS 2C

    History of Art: Europe During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance · History of Art: Europe from the Baroque Period through Impressionism

• ART 102

  Drawing II

  • ARTS 4B + ARTS 4C

    Intermediate Drawing · Life Drawing

• ART 104

  Artists and Designers in Real Time

  • ARTS 3TE

    Today's Art Scene

• ART 216

  Sculpture I

  • ARTS 37A + ARTS 37B

    Sculpture · Intermediate Sculpture

• ART 220

  Material Studies in Craft and Design

  No Course Articulated

• ART 223

  Introduction to Woodworking

  No Course Articulated

• ART 231

  Jewelry and Metals IA

  No Course Articulated

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 San Diego State majors from De Anza

• International Business, European Languages -North Atlantic EmphasisDe Anza → San Diego State
• Music, Jazz Studies SpecializationDe Anza → San Diego State
• International Business, Asian Languages - Singapore EmphasisDe Anza → San Diego State
• Management, Business AdministrationDe Anza → San Diego State
• Geological Sciences - Emphasis in Environmental GeosciencesDe Anza → San Diego State
• American Indian StudiesDe Anza → San Diego State
• CommunicationDe Anza → San Diego State
• International Business , English -North America EmphasisDe Anza → San Diego State

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