Art History

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.

• 13Mapped preparation courses
• 6Scheduled Fall 2026
• 1With open seats reported
• 7Current sections

Sections offered at Foothill College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

Not scheduled at Foothill College this term: ART 5B, ART 4B, HIST 3C, HIST 3A, ART 2B, ART 2F, ART 2D. 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. GID 33Graphic Design Studio IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 14 seats reported this term.
2. ART 2DAfrican, Oceanic and Native American ArtNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
3. ART 2FIntroduction to Asian ArtNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. ART 5A2-D FoundationsWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. ART 5B3-D FoundationsNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. ART 2BHistory of Western Art From the Middle Ages to the RenaissanceNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 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 Cal Poly Pomona requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• VCD 1331A

  Foundations in 3D Design Activity

  • ART 5B

    3-D Foundations

• VCD 1311A

  Foundations of Drawing I Activity

  • ART 4B + ART 4A

    Intermediate Drawing · Fundamentals in Drawing

• VCD 1312A

  Foundations of Drawing 2 Activity

  No Comparable Course

• VCD 1321A

  Foundations in 2D Design Activity

  • ART 5A

    2-D Foundations

• VCD 2321A

  Visual Communication Design 1

  • GID 33

    Graphic Design Studio I

• HST 1102

  World Civilizations from 1500

  • HIST 3B + HIST 3C

    World History from 750 CE to 1750 CE · World History from 1750 CE to the Present

• HST 1101

  World Civilizations to 1500

  • HIST 3B + HIST 3A

    World History from 750 CE to 1750 CE · World History From Prehistory to 750 CE

• AH 2301

  World Art: Prehistory to Medieval Europe

  • ART 2B + ART 2A

    History of Western Art From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance · History of Art: History of Western Art from Prehistory Through Early Christianity

• AH 2302

  World Art: Renaissance through Modern Europe and the United States

  • ART 2C + ART 2B

    History of Western Art From the Baroque to Impressionism · History of Western Art From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

• AH 2303

  World Art: Asia (Prehistory to 12th Century)

  • ART 2F

    Introduction to Asian Art

• AH 2305

  World Art: Arts of Africa, Oceania and Native America

  • ART 2D

    African, Oceanic and Native American Art

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

De Anza 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 Foothill 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 Cal Poly Pomona majors from Foothill

• Chemistry, B.S. - General Chemistry OptionFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• BiotechnologyFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• Chemistry, B.S. - American Chemical Society OptionFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• Food Science and Technology, B.S. - Culinology® OptionFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• Environmental BiologyFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• Agricultural ScienceFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• Political ScienceFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona
• Early Childhood Studies, B.A. - Non-Teaching OptionFoothill → Cal Poly Pomona

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