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.

• 21Mapped preparation courses
• 12Scheduled Winter 2027
• 12With open seats reported
• 57Current 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 C1002, ENGL C1002H, ENGL 43A, ENGL 43B, ENGL 45A, COMM C1000, POLS C1000, ENGL C1003H, PHIL 20A. 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 WritingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 5 separate requirements.
   • 505 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.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
3. COMM 1BArgumentation & PersuasionOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 30 seats reported this term.
4. ENGL 45BSurvey of American Literature II: 1865 to the PresentOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 20 seats reported this term.
5. GEOG 2Human GeographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
6. PHIL 1Critical Thinking & WritingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 35 seats reported this term.

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 C1002 + ENGL C1002H

    Introduction to Literature · Introduction to Literature - Honors

• 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

• AIS 100B

  Composition II

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

• 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

• COMM 130

  Essential Public Speaking

  • COMM C1000

    Introduction to Public Speaking

• GEOG 100

  World Regional Geography

  • GEOG 2

    Human Geography

• POSC 100

  Introduction to American Govt

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

• PHIL 170

  Critical Reasoning

  • PHIL 1

    Critical Thinking & Writing

• ENGL 102

  Critical Reading and Writing

  • ENGL C1003

    Critical Thinking and Writing Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL C1003H

    Critical Thinking and Writing Through Literature - Honors

• COMM 131

  Essentials of Argumentation

  • COMM 1B

    Argumentation & Persuasion

• THEA 122

  Theatre for the 21st Century

  • THTR 1

    Introduction to Theatre

• CWL 124

  Introduction to World Theatre and Drama

  • THTR 1

    Introduction to Theatre

• PHIL 100

  Introduction to Philosophy

  • PHIL 4

    Introduction to Philosophy

• PHIL 204

  History of Modern Western Philosophy

  • PHIL 20B

    History of Western Philosophy from the Rennissance Through Kant

• PHIL 203

  History of Early Western Philosophy

  • PHIL 20A

    History of Western Philosophy from Socrates Through St. Thomas

• PHIL 160

  Ethics and Society

  • PHIL 8

    Ethics

• 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

• AFRS 100B

  Composition II

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

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 CSU Long Beach majors from Foothill

• AccountancyFoothill → CSU Long Beach
• Aerospace EngineeringFoothill → CSU Long Beach
• Africana StudiesFoothill → CSU Long Beach
• American Sign Language Linguistics and Deaf CultureFoothill → CSU Long Beach
• American Sign Language Linguistics and Deaf Culture, English Interpreting OptionFoothill → CSU Long Beach
• American Sign Language Linguistics and Deaf Culture: English InterpretingFoothill → CSU Long Beach
• American StudiesFoothill → CSU Long Beach
• AnthropologyFoothill → CSU Long Beach

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