GLOBAL ARTS STUDIES, Visual Studies Emphasis

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.

• 117Mapped preparation courses
• 68Scheduled Fall 2026
• 30With open seats reported
• 197Current 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, MUSI 15A, MUSI 15B, MUSI 22, ARTS 4B, ENGL C1000H, COMM 9H, EWRT 1C, ENGL C1001H, MUSI 2, CETH 13, ARTS 2H, ARTS 2J, ARTS 3TE, ARTS 4D, ARTS 19J, ARTS 19K, ARTS 19M, PHTG 2, PHTG 3, PHTG 5, PHTG 21, DANC 38A, F/TV 1H, F/TV 2AW, F/TV 2AWH, F/TV 2BH, F/TV 2BW, F/TV 2BWH, F/TV 2C, F/TV 2CH, F/TV 2CW, F/TV 2CWH, F/TV 23, F/TV 31, F/TV 39, F/TV 41, F/TV 42, F/TV 43, F/TV 44A, F/TV 44B, F/TV 45, F/TV 48U, F/TV 48V, MUSI 1D, MUSI 3B, MUSI 3C, MUSI 8, THEA 1. 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 2GHistory of Art: Arts of AsiaNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
2. MUSI 1AMusic Appreciation: Music in Western CulturesFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. MUSI 2Music FundamentalsNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. ARTS 15AAcrylic Painting IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 3 seats reported this term.
5. ARTS 4CLife DrawingOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 11 seats reported this term.
6. ARTS 10AThree-Dimensional DesignFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• GASP 007Recommended

  Music in Society

  • MUSI 1A

    Music Appreciation: Music in Western Cultures

• GASP 055ARecommended

  Arts of Asia

  • ARTS 2G

    History of Art: Arts of Asia

• GASP 055CRecommended

  History of European Art and Architecture

  • ARTS 2A + ARTS 2D + ARTS 2B + ARTS 2C

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

• GASP 030CRecommended

  Swing Band

  • MUSI 15A

    Guitar Ensemble I

  • or
    MUSI 15B

    Guitar Ensemble II

  • or
    MUSI 21

    Vintage Singers

  • or
    MUSI 22

    Early Music Study and Performance

  • or
    MUSI 31

    Chamber Orchestra

  • or
    MUSI 34

    Jazz Ensemble

  • or
    MUSI 42

    Concert Band

  • or
    MUSI 20

    De Anza Chorale

• GASP 010Recommended

  Drawing I

  • ARTS 4A

    Beginning Drawing

  • or
    ARTS 4B

    Intermediate Drawing

  • or
    ARTS 4C

    Life Drawing

• GASP 011Recommended

  Painting I

  • ARTS 14A

    Watercolor Painting I

  • or
    ARTS 15A

    Acrylic Painting I

  • or
    ARTS 16A

    Oil Painting I

• GASP 013ARecommended

  Design I

  • ARTS 8

    Two-Dimensional Design

  • or
    ARTS 10A

    Three-Dimensional Design

  • or
    ARTS 12

    Design and Color

• WRI 001

  Academic Writing

  • ESL 5

    Advanced Composition and Reading

  • or
    ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - HONORS

• WRI 010

  College Reading and Composition

  • COMM 9

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication

  • or
    COMM 9H

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication - HONORS

  • or
    EWRT 1B

    Reading, Writing and Research

  • or
    EWRT 1C

    Literature and Composition

  • or
    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - HONORS

  • or
    PHIL 3

    Critical Thinking and Writing

• GASP 002Recommended

  Introduction to Music Studies

  • MUSI 2

    Music Fundamentals

• UC-Transferable Art Courses (e.g. Film, Music, Theater, Visual Art)RecommendedCheck on ASSIST
  • ARTS 1A

    Introduction to the Visual Arts

  • or
    ARTS 1B

    Architecture Past and Present

  • or
    ARTS 2A

    History of Art: Europe from Prehistory through Early Christianity

  • or
    ARTS 2B

    History of Art: Europe During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

  • or
    ARTS 2C

    History of Art: Europe from the Baroque Period through Impressionism

  • or
    ARTS 2D

    History of Art: Europe and the United States from Post-Impressionism to the Present

  • or
    CETH 13

    History of Art (Multicultural Arts in the United States)

  • or
    ARTS 2G

    History of Art: Arts of Asia

  • or
    ARTS 2H

    History of Art: Native Arts of Mesoamerica and the Andes

  • or
    ARTS 2J

    History of Art: Arts of Africa, Oceania and Native North America

  • or
    WMST 3C

    Women and Art

  • or
    ARTS 3TE

    Today's Art Scene

  • or
    ARTS 4A

    Beginning Drawing

  • or
    ARTS 4B

    Intermediate Drawing

  • or
    ARTS 4C

    Life Drawing

  • or
    ARTS 4D

    Representational Drawing

  • or
    ARTS 8

    Two-Dimensional Design

  • or
    ARTS 10A

    Three-Dimensional Design

  • or
    ARTS 10B

    Intermediate Three-Dimensional Design

  • or
    ARTS 12

    Design and Color

  • or
    ARTS 14A

    Watercolor Painting I

  • or
    ARTS 14B

    Watercolor Painting II

  • or
    ARTS 14C

    Watercolor Painting III

  • or
    ARTS 15A

    Acrylic Painting I

  • or
    ARTS 15B

    Acrylic Painting II

  • or
    ARTS 15C

    Acrylic Painting III

  • or
    ARTS 16A

    Oil Painting I

  • or
    ARTS 16B

    Oil Painting II

  • or
    ARTS 16C

    Oil Painting III

  • or
    ARTS 18A

    Ceramics

  • or
    ARTS 18B

    Ceramics (Beginning Wheel Throwing)

  • or
    ARTS 18C

    Ceramics (Intermediate Wheel Throwing)

  • or
    ARTS 18D

    Ceramics Hand Building

  • or
    ARTS 18E

    Ceramics (Advanced Wheel Throwing)

  • or
    ARTS 19H

    Ceramics Raku

  • or
    ARTS 19J

    Ceramics Techniques

  • or
    ARTS 19K

    Ceramics Decoration

  • or
    ARTS 19M

    Ceramics Low Fire

  • or
    ARTS 37A

    Sculpture

  • or
    ARTS 37B

    Intermediate Sculpture

  • or
    ARTS 37C

    Advanced Sculpture

  • or
    PHTG 1

    Basic Photography

  • or
    PHTG 2

    Intermediate Photography

  • or
    PHTG 3

    Advanced Photography

  • or
    PHTG 4

    Introduction to Digital Photography

  • or
    PHTG 5

    Intermediate Digital Photography

  • or
    PHTG 7

    Exploring Visual Expression

  • or
    PHTG 21

    Contemporary Trends in Photography

• Global Arts Areas that count towards the UC-Transferable art course requirement (e.g. film, music, theater, visual art)RecommendedCheck on ASSIST
  • DANC 38A

    Appreciation of Dance

  • or
    F/TV 1

    Introduction to Cinematic Arts

  • or
    F/TV 1H

    Introduction to Cinematic Arts - HONORS

  • or
    F/TV 2A

    History of the Cinema (1895-1950)

  • or
    F/TV 2AH

    History of Cinema (1895-1950) - HONORS

  • or
    F/TV 2AW

    History of Cinema (1895-1950)

  • or
    F/TV 2AWH

    History of Cinema (1895-1950) - HONORS

  • or
    F/TV 2B

    History of Cinema (1950-Present)

  • or
    F/TV 2BH

    History of Cinema (1950-Present) - HONORS

  • or
    F/TV 2BW

    History of Cinema (1950-Present)

  • or
    F/TV 2BWH

    History of Cinema (1950-Present) - HONORS

  • or
    F/TV 2C

    Contemporary World Cinema

  • or
    F/TV 2CH

    Contemporary World Cinema - HONORS

  • or
    F/TV 2CW

    Contemporary World Cinema

  • or
    F/TV 2CWH

    Contemporary World Cinema - HONORS

  • or
    F/TV 6A

    Screenwriting Fundamentals for Film/Video I

  • or
    F/TV 10

    Introduction to Electronic Media

  • or
    F/TV 10H

    Introduction to Electronic Media - HONORS

  • or
    F/TV 20

    Beginning Video Production

  • or
    F/TV 22

    Beginning 16mm Motion Picture Production

  • or
    F/TV 23

    Beginning TV Studio Production

  • or
    F/TV 26

    Introduction to Film/Television Directing

  • or
    F/TV 27

    Nonlinear Editing

  • or
    F/TV 29

    Lighting for Film and Television

  • or
    F/TV 30

    Location Recording and Sound Design

  • or
    F/TV 31

    Audio Post-Production

  • or
    F/TV 39

    Intermediate Digital Film and Video Production

  • or
    F/TV 41

    Film Genres

  • or
    F/TV 42

    National Cinemas

  • or
    F/TV 43

    Film Artists

  • or
    F/TV 44A

    16mm/35mm Film Production I

  • or
    F/TV 44B

    16mm/35mm Film Production II

  • or
    F/TV 45

    History of Experimental Film/Video

  • or
    F/TV 48U

    Film/Television Production Workshop

  • or
    F/TV 48V

    Film/Television Production Workshop

  • or
    MUSI 1A

    Music Appreciation: Music in Western Cultures

  • or
    MUSI 1B

    Music Appreciation: Jazz Styles

  • or
    MUSI 1C

    Music Appreciation: World Music in America

  • or
    MUSI 1D

    Music Appreciation: Rock - From Roots to Rap

  • or
    MUSI 3A

    Comprehensive Musicianship (First Quarter)

  • or
    MUSI 3B

    Comprehensive Musicianship (Second Quarter)

  • or
    MUSI 3C

    Comprehensive Musicianship (Third Quarter)

  • or
    MUSI 4A

    Comprehensive Musicianship II (First Quarter)

  • or
    MUSI 4B

    Comprehensive Musicianship II (Second Quarter)

  • or
    MUSI 4C

    Comprehensive Musicianship II (Third Quarter)

  • or
    MUSI 8

    Intermediate Electronic Music

  • or
    MUSI 2

    Music Fundamentals

  • or
    THEA 1

    Appreciation of Theatre

  • or
    THEA 20A

    Theory and Technique of Acting (Introduction)

  • or
    THEA 20B

    Theory and Technique of Acting (Modern Period)

  • or
    THEA 20C

    Theory and Technique of Acting (Classic Period)

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.

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