Art

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.

• 31Mapped preparation courses
• 22Scheduled Winter 2027
• 21With open seats reported
• 30Current 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: PHTG 2, PHTG 3, ARTS 1B, ARTS 2F, CETH 13, ARTS 2G, ASAM 40, INTL 21, NAIS 13. 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 10AThree-Dimensional DesignOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 20 seats reported this term.
2. ARTS 2AHistory of Art: Europe from Prehistory through Early ChristianityOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
3. ARTS 8Two-Dimensional DesignOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 75 seats reported this term.
4. ARTS 15AAcrylic Painting IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 8 seats reported this term.
5. ARTS 15BAcrylic Painting IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 4 seats reported this term.
6. ARTS 15CAcrylic Painting IIIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 1 seat reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• ART 20HRecommended

  Introduction to Sculpture and Public Art

  • ARTS 37A

    Sculpture

  • or
    ARTS 37B

    Intermediate Sculpture

  • or
    ARTS 37C

    Advanced Sculpture

• ART 20JRecommended

  Introduction to Drawing and Painting

  • 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

• ART 20LRecommended

  Introduction to Drawing

  • ARTS 4A

    Beginning Drawing

  • or
    ARTS 4B

    Intermediate Drawing

• ART 20IRecommendedCheck on ASSIST

  Introduction to Photography

  • 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 6

    Photography Production Laboratory

  Must be taken (in combination) for a minimum of 5 units to articulate

• ART 10D

  2D Foundation

  • ARTS 8

    Two-Dimensional Design

• ART 10E

  3D Foundation

  • ARTS 10A

    Three-Dimensional Design

• Europe and the AmericasRecommendedCheck on ASSIST
  • ARTS 1B

    Architecture Past and Present

  • 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
    ARTS 2F

    History of Art (Multicultural Arts in the United States)

  • or
    CETH 13

    History of Art (Multicultural Arts in the United States)

• Asia and its DiasporaRecommendedCheck on ASSIST
  • ARTS 2G

    History of Art: Arts of Asia

  • or
    ASAM 40

    History of Art: Arts of Asia

• MediterraneanRecommended
  • ARTS 2A

    History of Art: Europe from Prehistory through Early Christianity

• Native AmericasRecommendedCheck on ASSIST
  • ARTS 2H

    History of Art: Native Arts of Mesoamerica and the Andes

  • or
    INTL 21

    History of Art: Native Arts of Mesoamerica and the Andes

  • or
    NAIS 13

    Survey of Native American Arts

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 Santa Cruz majors from De Anza

• AgroecologyDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Ancient StudiesDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Ancient Studies MinorDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Anthropology MinorDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied Linguistics and MultilingualismDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied MathematicsDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied Mathematics MinorDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz

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