Apparel Design and Merchandising: Concentration in 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.

• 12Mapped preparation courses
• 8Scheduled Winter 2027
• 7With open seats reported
• 39Current 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: ACCT 1CH, ACCT 1BH, ACCT 1AH, PSYC C1000. 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 12Design and ColorOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 25 seats reported this term.
2. ARTS 54Introduction to Graphic Design: Digital ImagingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 30 seats reported this term.
3. CIS 3Business Information SystemsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
4. PSYC C1000Introduction to PsychologyNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. ACCT 1AFinancial Accounting IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 360 seats reported this term.
6. ACCT 1BFinancial Accounting IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 440 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

Left: what San Francisco 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.

• DES 222

  Introduction to 2D Digital Design

  • ARTS 54

    Introduction to Graphic Design: Digital Imaging

• ACCT 101

  Introduction to Managerial Accounting

  • ACCT 1C

    Managerial Accounting

  • or
    ACCT 1CH

    Managerial Accounting - HONORS

• ACCT 100

  Introduction to Financial Accounting

  • ACCT 1A + ACCT 1B

    Financial Accounting I · Financial Accounting II

  • or
    ACCT 1BH + ACCT 1AH

    Financial Accounting II - HONORS · Financial Accounting I - HONORS

  • or
    ACCT 1B + ACCT 1AH

    Financial Accounting II · Financial Accounting I - HONORS

  • or
    ACCT 1A + ACCT 1BH

    Financial Accounting I · Financial Accounting II - HONORS

• ECON 101

  Introduction to Microeconomic Analysis

  • ECON C2001

    Principles of Microeconomics

  • or
    ECON C2001H

    Principles of Microeconomics - HONORS

• ID 240

  Color and Design

  • ARTS 12

    Design and Color

• PSY 200

  General Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

• ISYS 263

  Introduction to Information Systems

  • CIS 3

    Business Information Systems

Agreement year 2026-27, 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 Francisco State majors from De Anza

• Africana StudiesDe Anza → San Francisco State
• American Indian StudiesDe Anza → San Francisco State
• American StudiesDe Anza → San Francisco State
• AnthropologyDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Apparel Design and Merchandising: Concentration in MerchandisingDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Art HistoryDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Art: Concentration in Art History and Studio ArtDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Asian American StudiesDe Anza → San Francisco State

Common questions