Animation/Illustration

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.

• 19Mapped preparation courses
• 13Scheduled Fall 2026
• 3With open seats reported
• 44Current 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: EWRT 1BH, ESL 6, ENGL C1001H, COMM 9H, 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 4ABeginning DrawingWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. ARTS 12Design and ColorWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. ARTS 8Two-Dimensional DesignFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. ARTS 2BHistory of Art: Europe During the Middle Ages and the RenaissanceFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. ARTS 4CLife DrawingOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 11 seats reported this term.
6. THEA 20ATheory and Technique of Acting (Introduction)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 8 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

Left: what San Jose 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.

• ENGL 1B

  Argument and Analysis

  • EWRT 1B

    Reading, Writing and Research

  • or
    EWRT 1BH

    Reading, Writing and Research - HONORS

  • or
    ESL 6

    Critical Reading and Research for Writing

• ENGL 2

  Critical Thinking and Writing

  • ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - HONORS

  • or
    PHIL 3

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    COMM 9

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication

  • or
    COMM 9H

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication - HONORS

• ANI 11

  Illustration Fundamentals I

  • ARTS 4A

    Beginning Drawing

• ART 24

  Drawing I

  • ARTS 4A

    Beginning Drawing

• ARTH 70B

  Art History, Renaissance to Modern

  • 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

• ARTH 70A

  Art History, Prehistoric to Medieval

  • ARTS 2A + ARTS 2B

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

• ARTH 70C

  Arts of Asia

  • ARTS 2G

    History of Art: Arts of Asia

  • or
    ASAM 40

    History of Art: Arts of Asia

• ANI 13

  Drawing for Animation/Illustration I

  • ARTS 4C

    Life Drawing

  • or
    ARTS 2B + ARTS 4A

    History of Art: Europe During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance · Beginning Drawing

• ANI 31

  2D Animation I

  No Current Articulation

• ANI 41

  Introduction to 3D Modeling

  No Current Articulation

• ANI 61

  Introduction to 3D Animation

  No Current Articulation

• ANI 71

  Visual Principles

  No Current Articulation

• ANI 10

  Light & Optics

  No Current Articulation

• ART 12

  Two-Dimensional Design and Color Concepts

  • ARTS 8

    Two-Dimensional Design

• ANI 21

  Color Principles for Screen Arts

  No Current Articulation

• ART 14

  Color

  • ARTS 12

    Design and Color

• TA 5

  Beginning Acting

  • THEA 20A + THEA 20B

    Theory and Technique of Acting (Introduction) · Theory and Technique of Acting (Modern Period)

• ARTH 72

  Design in Society

  No Current Articulation

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 Jose State majors from De Anza

• FrenchDe Anza → San Jose State
• DanceDe Anza → San Jose State
• Public Health, Concentration in Population Data ScienceDe Anza → San Jose State
• GeologyDe Anza → San Jose State
• Earth System ScienceDe Anza → San Jose State
• Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in Educational and Community Leadership, B.A. (SJSU Online)De Anza → San Jose State
• Engineering - Interdisciplinary Engineering, B.S. (SJSU Online)De Anza → San Jose State
• DanceDe Anza → San Jose State

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