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.

• 8Mapped preparation courses
• 6Scheduled Winter 2027
• 6With open seats reported
• 55Current 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: COMM 9H, 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. ARTS 12Design and ColorOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 25 seats reported this term.
2. ARTS 8Two-Dimensional DesignOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 75 seats reported this term.
3. F/TV 20Beginning Video ProductionOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 60 seats reported this term.
4. COMM 9Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written CommunicationOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 60 seats reported this term.
5. ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 1290 seats reported this term.
6. PHIL 3Critical Thinking and WritingOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 120 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

Left: what UC Davis requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• UWP 049

  Writing Research Papers

  • COMM 9

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication

  • or
    COMM 9H

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication - HONORS

  • or
    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - HONORS

  • or
    PHIL 3

    Critical Thinking and Writing

• DES 015

  Form & Color

  • ARTS 12

    Design and Color

• DES 001

  Introduction to Design

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• ART 012

  Beginning Video

  • F/TV 20

    Beginning Video Production

• DES 014

  Design Drawing

  • ARTS 8

    Two-Dimensional Design

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 UC Davis majors from De Anza

• Medicinal Chemistry & Drug DesignDe Anza → UC Davis
• Aerospace Science & EngineeringDe Anza → UC Davis
• African American & African StudiesDe Anza → UC Davis
• Agricultural & Environmental EducationDe Anza → UC Davis
• Agricultural & Environmental TechnologyDe Anza → UC Davis
• American StudiesDe Anza → UC Davis
• Animal BiologyDe Anza → UC Davis
• Animal Science & ManagementDe Anza → UC Davis

Common questions