American Literature and Culture

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.

• 22Mapped preparation courses
• 5Scheduled Fall 2026
• 3With open seats reported
• 79Current 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 C1000H, EWRT 1C, ELIT 41, ELIT 41H, ELIT 40, CHLX 35, NAIS 15, ELIT 48AH, ELIT 48B, ELIT 48BH, ELIT 48C, ELIT 48CH, ELIT 19, ELIT 22, ASAM 32, ELIT 47A, ELIT 47B. 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. EWRT 1CLiterature and CompositionNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
2. ELIT 48AMajor American Writers (Colonial and Romantic, 1620-1865)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 14 seats reported this term.
3. ENGL C1000Academic Reading and WritingOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 59 seats reported this term.
4. HUMI 20The Greek AchievementOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 31 seats reported this term.
5. ASAM 32Vietnamese Literature from Traditional to Asian American ExpressionsNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. CHLX 35Chicano/a, Latino/a LiteratureNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• ENGCOMP 3

  English Composition, Rhetoric, and Language

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - HONORS

• ENGL 4WCheck on ASSIST

  Critical Reading and Writing

  • EWRT 1C

    Literature and Composition

• ENGL 87

  Topics in American Cultures

  • ELIT 41 + ELIT 41H

    Ethnic Literature of the United States · Ethnic Literature of the United States - HONORS

  • or
    ELIT 21

    Women in Literature

  • or
    ELIT 24

    Asian Pacific American Literature

  • or
    ELIT 40

    African American Literature

  • or
    CHLX 35

    Chicano/a, Latino/a Literature

  • or
    NAIS 15

    Ethnic Studies and Native American Literature

• ENGL 11

  Introduction to American Cultures

  • ELIT 48A + ELIT 48AH

    Major American Writers (Colonial and Romantic, 1620-1865) · Major American Writers (Colonial to Romantic, 1620-1865) - HONORS

  • or
    ELIT 48B + ELIT 48BH

    Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914) · Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914) - HONORS

  • or
    ELIT 48C + ELIT 48CH

    Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914 - The Present) · Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914-the Present) - HONORS

• Approved Foreign Literature in translation coursesCheck on ASSIST
  • ELIT 19

    Introduction to the Bible as Literature

  • or
    ELIT 22

    Mythology and Folklore

  • or
    HUMI 20

    The Greek Achievement

  • or
    ASAM 32

    Vietnamese Literature from Traditional to Asian American Expressions

  • or
    ELIT 47A

    World Literature: Antiquity to 1500s

  • or
    ELIT 47B

    World Literature: Africa and Latin America

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 UCLA majors from De Anza

• Aerospace EngineeringDe Anza → UCLA
• African American StudiesDe Anza → UCLA
• African and Middle Eastern StudiesDe Anza → UCLA
• American Indian StudiesDe Anza → UCLA
• Ancient Near East and EgyptologyDe Anza → UCLA
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UCLA
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UCLA
• Applied LinguisticsDe Anza → UCLA

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