ART AND DESIGN, B. Fine Arts

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.

• 15Mapped preparation courses
• 7Scheduled Fall 2026
• 1With open seats reported
• 8Current 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 19B, ART 3, ART 2B, ART 2BH, ART 5B, ART 44, ART 4B, ART 4C. 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. ART 3History of Modern Art From Post-Impressionism to the PresentNot 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. THTR 21AScenery & Property ConstructionOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 7 seats reported this term.
3. ART 44Ceramic SculptureNot 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 4AFundamentals in DrawingFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. ART 5A2-D FoundationsWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. 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.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

Left: what Cal Poly San Luis Obispo requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• ART 182

  Foundation in Digital Art I

  • GID 41

    Digital Art & Graphics

• ART 209

  Beginning Painting

  • ART 19B + ART 19A

    Acrylic Painting I · Oil Painting I

• ART 102

  Art and Design Foundation Studies I

  • ART 5A

    2-D Foundations

• ART 203

  Art Theory and Practice

  • ART 3

    History of Modern Art From Post-Impressionism to the Present

• ART 101

  The Fundamentals of Drawing

  • ART 4A

    Fundamentals in Drawing

• ART 213

  Art History - Modern Art, 1900-1945

  • ART 3

    History of Modern Art From Post-Impressionism to the Present

• ART 212

  Art History-Renaissance through Baroque Eras

  • ART 2B

    History of Western Art From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

  • or
    ART 2BH

    Honors History of Western Art From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

  • or
    ART 2C

    History of Western Art From the Baroque to Impressionism

• ART 104

  Art and Design Foundation Studies II

  • ART 5B

    3-D Foundations

• TH 230

  Stagecraft I

  • THTR 21A

    Scenery & Property Construction

• TH 225

  Costume Construction I

  • THTR 25

    Introduction to Fashion & Costume Construction

• ART 148

  Beginning Sculpture

  • ART 44

    Ceramic Sculpture

• ART 201

  Intermediate Drawing

  • ART 4B

    Intermediate Drawing

  • or
    ART 4C

    Representational Drawing

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 San Luis Obispo majors from Foothill

• AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• BIOCHEMISTRYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• CIVIL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• PHYSICSFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• RECREATION, PARKS AND TOURISM ADMINISTRATIONFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• LIBERAL STUDIESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• BIORESOURCE AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• COMMUNICATION STUDIESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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