English and Comparative Literature

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.

• 15Mapped preparation courses
• 4Scheduled Winter 2027
• 4With open seats reported
• 47Current 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: ELIT 48A, ELIT 48AH, ELIT 48BH, ELIT 48C, ELIT 48CH, ELIT 46A, ELIT 46BH, ELIT 46AH, ELIT 46C, ELIT 46CH, ENGL C1001H. 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. EWRT 30Introduction to Creative WritingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 60 seats reported this term.
2. ELIT 46BMajor British Writers (Neo-Classical and Romantic)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
3. ELIT 48BMajor American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
4. ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 1290 seats reported this term.
5. ELIT 46AMajor British Writers (Medieval and Renaissance)Not currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. ELIT 46AHMajor British Writers (Medieval and Renaissance) - HONORSNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.

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.

• ECL 250

  Introduction to Literature of the United States

  • ELIT 48B + ELIT 48A

    Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914) · Major American Writers (Colonial and Romantic, 1620-1865)

  • or
    ELIT 48AH + ELIT 48BH

    Major American Writers (Colonial to Romantic, 1620-1865) - HONORS · Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914) - HONORS

  • or
    ELIT 48B + ELIT 48C

    Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914) · Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914 - The Present)

  • or
    ELIT 48BH + ELIT 48CH

    Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914) - HONORS · Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914-the Present) - HONORS

• ECL 260

  Introduction to British Literature

  • ELIT 46A + ELIT 46B

    Major British Writers (Medieval and Renaissance) · Major British Writers (Neo-Classical and Romantic)

  • or
    ELIT 46BH + ELIT 46AH

    Major British Writers (Neo-Classical and Romantic) - HONORS · Major British Writers (Medieval and Renaissance) - HONORS

  • or
    ELIT 46B + ELIT 46C

    Major British Writers (Neo-Classical and Romantic) · Major British Writers (Victorian and Modern)

  • or
    ELIT 46BH + ELIT 46CH

    Major British Writers (Neo-Classical and Romantic) - HONORS · Major British Writers (Victorian and Modern) - HONORS

• ECL 270

  Introduction to Comparative Literature

  Course(s) Denied

• RWS 200

  Rhetoric of Written Arguments in Context

  • ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - HONORS

• ECL 220

  The Art of Literature

  No Course Articulated

• ECL 280

  Introduction to Creative Writing

  • EWRT 30

    Introduction to Creative Writing

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

• Accounting, Business AdministrationDe Anza → San Diego State
• Aerospace EngineeringDe Anza → San Diego State
• Africana StudiesDe Anza → San Diego State
• American Indian StudiesDe Anza → San Diego State
• AnthropologyDe Anza → San Diego State
• Art - Emphasis in Applied DesignDe Anza → San Diego State
• Art - Emphasis in Art HistoryDe Anza → San Diego State
• Art - Emphasis in Interior ArchitectureDe Anza → San Diego State

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