Liberal Studies (B.A.)

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.

• 24Mapped preparation courses
• 14Scheduled Winter 2027
• 14With open seats reported
• 44Current 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: COMM C1000, COMM C1000H, ENGL C1000H, MATH 42, ART 2C, ENGL 16, HIST 3B, HIST 3A, GEOG 10, POLS C1000. 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 1Introduction to ArtOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 120 seats reported this term.
2. MUS 1Introduction to MusicOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 60 seats reported this term.
3. MUS 10Music FundamentalsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
4. THTR 1Introduction to TheatreOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
5. ENGL 16Introduction to LiteratureNot 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. GEOG 10World Regional GeographyNot 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 CSU Fresno requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• COMM 3

  Fundamentals of Public Communication

  • COMM C1000

    Introduction to Public Speaking

  • or
    COMM C1000H

    Introduction to Public Speaking - Honors

• COMM 7

  Persuasion

  No Course Articulated

• COMM 8

  Group Discussion

  No Course Articulated

• ENGL 10

  Accelerated Academic Literacy

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - Honors

  • or
    ESLL 26

    Advanced Composition & Reading

• NSCI 1A

  Integrated Science: Physics and Chemistry

  No Course Articulated

• BIOL 10

  Life Science

  No Course Articulated

• MATH 10A

  Structure and Concepts in Mathematics I

  • MATH 42

    Math for Elementary School Teachers

• ART 1

  Art Forms

  • ART 1

    Introduction to Art

• ARTH 10

  The Ancient Medieval Worlds

  • 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

  • or
    ART 2BH + ART 2AH

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

• ARTH 11

  The Early Modern World

  • ART 2C + ART 2B

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

  • or
    ART 2BH + ART 2C

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

• MUSIC 9

  Introduction to Music

  • MUS 10

    Music Fundamentals

• MUSIC 74

  Listener's Guide to Music

  • MUS 1

    Introduction to Music

• DRAMA 62

  Theatre Today

  • THTR 1

    Introduction to Theatre

• ENGL 20

  Introduction to Literature

  • ENGL 16

    Introduction to Literature

• ENGL 30

  Readings in World Literature

  No Course Articulated

• HUM 10

  Humanities from Antiquity to the Renaissance

  No Course Articulated

• HUM 11

  Humanities from the Baroque to the Modern

  No Course Articulated

• HIST 20

  World History I

  • HIST 3B + HIST 3A

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

• HIST 11

  American History to 1877

  • HIST 17B + HIST 17A

    History of the United States from 1812 to 1914 · History of the United States to 1815

• GEOG 4

  World Geography

  • GEOG 10

    World Regional Geography

• CFS 39

  Introduction to Child Development

  • CHLD 2 + CHLD 1

    Child Growth & Development II: Middle Childhood through Adolescence · Child Growth & Development: Prenatal through Early Childhood

• LING 11

  Linguistics for Teachers

  No Course Articulated

• EES 9

  Introduction to Earth Science

  No Course Articulated

• MATH 10B

  Structure and Concepts in Mathematics II

  No Course Articulated

• EHD 50

  Introduction to Teaching

  No Course Articulated

• PLSI 2

  American Government and Institutions

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

• CFS 39

  Introduction to Child Development

  • CHLD 2 + CHLD 1

    Child Growth & Development II: Middle Childhood through Adolescence · Child Growth & Development: Prenatal through Early Childhood

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 CSU Fresno majors from Foothill

• Africana Studies (B.A.)Foothill → CSU Fresno
• Agricultural Business (B.S.)Foothill → CSU Fresno
• Agricultural Education - Agricultural Communications Option (B.S.)Foothill → CSU Fresno
• Agricultural Education - Teacher Preparation Option (B.S.)Foothill → CSU Fresno
• Agricultural Systems Management (B.S.)Foothill → CSU Fresno
• Animal Science - Production Mgt Option - Dairy Science Emphasis (B.S.)Foothill → CSU Fresno
• Animal Science - Production Mgt Option - Equine Science Emphasis (B.S.)Foothill → CSU Fresno
• Animal Science - Production Mgt Option - Livestock and Poultry Mgt Emphasis (B.S.)Foothill → CSU Fresno

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