Art History

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.

• 11Mapped preparation courses
• 9Scheduled Winter 2027
• 9With open seats reported
• 17Current 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 2G, ASAM 40. 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 18ACeramicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 55 seats reported this term.
2. ARTS 37ASculptureOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 20 seats reported this term.
3. ARTS 4ABeginning DrawingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 125 seats reported this term.
4. ARTS 53Introduction to Graphic Design: Vector IllustrationOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 60 seats reported this term.
5. PHTG 1Basic PhotographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 33 seats reported this term.
6. ARTS 2BHistory of Art: Europe During the Middle Ages and the RenaissanceOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 40 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.

• ARTH 201

  Global Art History I

  • ARTS 2B + ARTS 2A

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

• ARTH 202

  Global Art History II

  • ARTS 2B + ARTS 2D + ARTS 2C

    History of Art: Europe During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance · History of Art: Europe and the United States from Post-Impressionism to the Present · History of Art: Europe from the Baroque Period through Impressionism

• ARTH 205

  Asian Art History

  • ARTS 2G

    History of Art: Arts of Asia

  • or
    ASAM 40

    History of Art: Arts of Asia

• ART 240

  Introduction to Contemporary Sculpture

  • ARTS 37A

    Sculpture

• ART 231

  Introduction to Drawing

  • ARTS 4A

    Beginning Drawing

• ART 210

  Introduction to Digital Media Arts

  • ARTS 53

    Introduction to Graphic Design: Vector Illustration

• ART 245

  Introduction to Ceramics

  • ARTS 18A

    Ceramics

• ART 260

  Introduction to the Darkroom

  • PHTG 1

    Basic Photography

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 DesignDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Apparel Design and Merchandising: Concentration in MerchandisingDe 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