Liberal Studies

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.

• 20Mapped preparation courses
• 12Scheduled Fall 2026
• 8With open seats reported
• 61Current 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: ENGL 16, ENGL 43A, ENGL 43B, ENGL 45B, PHIL 20B, POLS C1000, GEOG 2, COMM 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. ENGL C1000Academic Reading and WritingWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 4 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. THTR 1Introduction to TheatreOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 6 seats reported this term.
3. COMM 1BArgumentation & PersuasionOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 17 seats reported this term.
4. PHIL 4Introduction to PhilosophyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 14 seats reported this term.
5. PHIL 8EthicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 4 seats reported this term.
6. COMM C1000Introduction to Public SpeakingNot 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 Long Beach requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• ENGL 180

  Appreciation of Literature

  • ENGL 16

    Introduction to Literature

• ENGL 250A

  Survey of English Literature

  • ENGL 43A

    Survey of British Literature I: Beowulf to the Late 18th Century

• ENGL 250B

  Survey of English Literature

  • ENGL 43B

    Survey of British Literature II: the Romantic Period to the Present

• ENGL 270A

  Survey of American Literature

  • ENGL 45A

    Survey of American Literature I: Beginnings to 1865

• ENGL 270B

  Survey of American Literature

  • ENGL 45B

    Survey of American Literature II: 1865 to the Present

• ASAM 100B

  Composition II

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

• CHLS 104B

  Composition II

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

• ENGL 100B

  Composition II

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

• AFRS 100B

  Composition II

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

• HIST 172

  Early United States History

  • HIST 17B + HIST 17A

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

• PHIL 160

  Ethics and Society

  • PHIL 8

    Ethics

• PHIL 203

  History of Early Western Philosophy

  • PHIL 20A

    History of Western Philosophy from Socrates Through St. Thomas

• PHIL 204

  History of Modern Western Philosophy

  • PHIL 20B

    History of Western Philosophy from the Rennissance Through Kant

• PHIL 100

  Introduction to Philosophy

  • PHIL 4

    Introduction to Philosophy

• CWL 124

  Introduction to World Theatre and Drama

  • THTR 1

    Introduction to Theatre

• THEA 122

  Theatre for the 21st Century

  • THTR 1

    Introduction to Theatre

• COMM 131

  Essentials of Argumentation

  • COMM 1B

    Argumentation & Persuasion

• ENGL 102

  Critical Reading and Writing

  • ENGL 1B

    Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL 1BH

    Honors Composition, Critical Reading, & Thinking Through Literature

• PHIL 170

  Critical Reasoning

  • PHIL 1

    Critical Thinking & Writing

• POSC 100

  Introduction to American Govt

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

• GEOG 100

  World Regional Geography

  • GEOG 2

    Human Geography

• COMM 130

  Essential Public Speaking

  • COMM C1000

    Introduction to Public Speaking

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 Long Beach majors from Foothill

• JournalismFoothill → CSU Long Beach
• Family Life EducationFoothill → CSU Long Beach
• Art, Drawing and PaintingFoothill → CSU Long Beach
• Kinesiology, FitnessFoothill → CSU Long Beach
• Computer ScienceFoothill → CSU Long Beach
• SpanishFoothill → CSU Long Beach
• ChemistryFoothill → CSU Long Beach
• EnglishFoothill → CSU Long Beach

Common questions