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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
• 15Scheduled Winter 2027
• 14With open seats reported
• 34Current 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: STAT C1000, MATH 17, GID 1, C S 77A, GID 77, PSYC C1000, PSYC C1000H. 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. ACTG 1AFinancial Accounting IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 320 seats reported this term.
2. ART 4AFundamentals in DrawingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 50 seats reported this term.
3. ART 5A2-D FoundationsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 15 seats reported this term.
4. ART 5B3-D FoundationsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 15 seats reported this term.
5. BUSI 18Business Law IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 120 seats reported this term.
6. GID 36TypographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 30 seats reported this term.

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.

• STAT 1110

  Applied Statistical Concepts and Methods

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics II

  • or
    PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    SOC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

• PHYS 1121

  College Physics I

  • PHYS 2A + PHYS 2B

    General Physics

  Labs must be completed in person

• GRC 1000

  Introduction to Graphic Communication

  • GID 1

    History of Graphic Design

• GRC 1020

  Introduction to Digital Applications

  • GID 33 + GID 34 + GID 35

    Graphic Design Studio I · Graphic Design Studio II · Graphic Design Studio III

• GRC 1090

  Web Development and Design Principles

  • C S 77A

    Advanced Web Application Development

  • or
    GID 77

    Advanced Web Site Design & Development

• GRC 2050

  Digital Typography

  • GID 36

    Typography

• ART 1101

  Fundamentals of Drawing

  • ART 4A

    Fundamentals in Drawing

• ART 1102

  2D Design

  • ART 5A

    2-D Foundations

• BUS 2207

  Legal Responsibilities of Business

  • BUSI 18

    Business Law I

• BUS 2212

  Financial Accounting for Nonbusiness Majors

  • ACTG 1A

    Financial Accounting I

• PSY 2201

  Introductory Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

  • or
    PSYC C1000H

    Introduction to Psychology - Honors

• ART 1103Check on ASSIST

  3D Design

  • ART 5B

    3-D Foundations

• PSY 2252Check on ASSIST

  Social Psychology

  • PSYC 30

    Social Psychology

  • or
    SOC 30

    Social Psychology

Agreement year 2026-27, 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

• AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• AGRICULTURAL SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENTFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ANIMAL SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ANTHROPOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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