Design Studies

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.

• 17Mapped preparation courses
• 11Scheduled Winter 2027
• 11With open seats reported
• 67Current 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: ENGL C1003H, 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 DrawingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 125 seats reported this term.
2. ARTS 8Two-Dimensional DesignOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 75 seats reported this term.
3. 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.
4. ARTS 2AHistory of Art: Europe from Prehistory through Early ChristianityOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
5. ARTS 2CHistory of Art: Europe from the Baroque Period through ImpressionismOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
6. COMM 9Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written CommunicationOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 60 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.

• TA 5

  Beginning Acting

  • THEA 20A + THEA 20B

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

• ANI 10

  Light & Optics

  No Current Articulation

• DSGD 63

  Fundamental Graphic Visualization

  • ARTS 8

    Two-Dimensional Design

• DSID 22

  Visualization II

  No Current Articulation

• DSIT 5

  Introduction of Interior Design and Architecture

  No Current Articulation

• ART 12

  Two-Dimensional Design and Color Concepts

  • ARTS 8

    Two-Dimensional Design

• ENGL 1B

  Argument and Analysis

  • ENGL C1003

    Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature

  • or
    ENGL C1003H

    Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature - 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

• ARTH 72

  Design in Society

  No Current Articulation

• DSID 32

  Industrial Design Foundation II

  No Current Articulation

• DSIT 83

  Visual Communication I

  No Current Articulation

• DSID 41

  Materials and Processes I

  No Current Articulation

• ART 24

  Drawing I

  • ARTS 4A

    Beginning Drawing

• ANI 11

  Illustration Fundamentals I

  • ARTS 4A

    Beginning Drawing

• DSID 21

  Visualization I

  No Current Articulation

• DSIT 10

  Sketching, Drawing + Modeling

  No Current Articulation

• ANI 31

  2D Animation I

  No Current Articulation

• DSIT 33

  Architectural Presentation

  No Current Articulation

• 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 70C

  Arts of Asia

  • ARTS 2G

    History of Art: Arts of Asia

  • or
    ASAM 40

    History of Art: Arts of Asia

• 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

• DSIT 34

  Interior Architecture Foundation Studio

  No Current Articulation

• DSID 31

  Industrial Design Foundation I

  No Current Articulation

• ANI 71

  Visual Principles

  No Current Articulation

• DSIT 29

  Design Process

  No Current Articulation

• DSGD 83

  Digital Applications: Basics

  No Current Articulation

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 Jose State majors from De Anza

• African-American StudiesDe Anza → San Jose State
• Animation/IllustrationDe Anza → San Jose State
• AnthropologyDe Anza → San Jose State
• Anthropology, B.A. (SJSU Online)De Anza → San Jose State
• Applied Mathematics, Concentration in Computational ScienceDe Anza → San Jose State
• Applied Mathematics, Concentration in Discrete MathematicsDe Anza → San Jose State
• Art History and Visual CultureDe Anza → San Jose State
• Art, Concentration in Digital Media ArtDe Anza → San Jose State

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