Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in 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.

• 6Mapped preparation courses
• 6Scheduled Fall 2026
• 2With open seats reported
• 17Current 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.

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 4CLife DrawingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 11 seats reported this term.
2. PHTG 4Introduction to Digital PhotographyFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. ARTS 4ABeginning DrawingWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. ARTS 1AIntroduction to the Visual ArtsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 1 seat reported this term.
5. ARTS 16AOil Painting IWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. ARTS 1BArchitecture Past and PresentWaitlist
   • 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 University of the Pacific requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• ARTS 005

  Drawing

  • ARTS 4A

    Beginning Drawing

• ARTS 009

  Three-Dimensional Design

  No Course Articulated

• ARTS 011

  Digital Photography

  • PHTG 4

    Introduction to Digital Photography

• ARTS 021

  Life Drawing I

  • ARTS 4C

    Life Drawing

• ARTS 023

  Painting I

  • ARTS 1A + ARTS 1B + ARTS 16A

    Introduction to the Visual Arts · Architecture Past and Present · Oil Painting I

• ARTS 011

  Digital Photography

  • PHTG 4

    Introduction to Digital Photography

• ARTS 021

  Life Drawing I

  • ARTS 4C

    Life Drawing

• ARTS 023

  Painting I

  • ARTS 1A + ARTS 1B + ARTS 16A

    Introduction to the Visual Arts · Architecture Past and Present · Oil Painting I

• ARTS 089 + ARTS 087 + ARTS 197 + ARTS 187 + ARTS 189

  Practicum

  No Course Articulated

• ARTS 089 + ARTS 087 + ARTS 197 + ARTS 187 + ARTS 189

  Practicum

  No Course Articulated

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 University of the Pacific majors from De Anza

• Bachelor of Science Major in Applied Mathematics with Departmental HonorsDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Arts Major in French StudiesDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Arts Major in Health and Exercise Sciences Concentration in Health and Exercise ScienceDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical EngineeringDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Music, Performance (Strings)De Anza → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering PhysicsDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Arts Major in Economics with Departmental HonorsDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Arts Major in Political Science - Criminal Justice ConcentrationDe Anza → University of the Pacific

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