Interdisciplinary 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.

• 119Mapped preparation courses
• 75Scheduled Winter 2027
• 74With open seats reported
• 207Current 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: MDIA 52, HIST 3B, HIST 3A, ENGL C1002, ENGL C1002H, ART 2C, ART 3, ART 19A, JAPN 4, SPAN 6, BUSI 22H, ACTG 1BH, ACTG 1AH, STAT C1000, MATH 17, ACTG 1CH, HLTH 23, HLTH 22, LINC 73, LINC 73H, LINC 73I, LINC 81, GID 41, MDIA 20, LINC 79, LINC 80, LINC 83F, GEOG 20, PHYS 2C, BIOL 13, MATH 1AH, C S 18, GLST 1H, ECON 25, PSYC C1000, PSYC C1000H, ETHN 4, GEOG 10, BIOL 1BH, CHEM 12C, CHEM 12CL, ART 15A, GID 43, PSE 20. 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 4AFundamentals in DrawingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 50 seats reported this term.
2. ECON C2001Principles of MicroeconomicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 160 seats reported this term.
3. BIOL 1APrinciples of Cell BiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 56 seats reported this term.
4. BIOL 9Environmental BiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
5. C S 10Computer Architecture & OrganizationOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
6. CHEM 1CGeneral Chemistry & Qualitative AnalysisOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 56 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

Left: what CSU Monterey Bay requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• CART 228

  Cinematic History 1849-1960

  • MDIA 2A

    History of Film 1895-1945

• CART 230

  The Art of Storytelling

  • MDIA 52

    Scriptwriting for Film & Video

• GS 214

  Global History I: to 1500

  • HIST 3B + HIST 3A

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

• GS 215

  Global History II: since 1500

  • HIST 3C

    World History from 1750 CE to the Present

• HCOM 222

  Intro to Literary Analysis

  • ENGL C1002

    Introduction to Literature

  • or
    ENGL C1002H

    Introduction to Literature - Honors

• HCOM 224

  American Indigenous Literatures & Cultures

  No Course Articulated

• HCOM 242

  Intro to Women's & Gender Studies

  • SOC 28

    Sociology of Gender

  • or
    WMN 5

    Introduction to Women's Studies

• HCOM 243

  Introduction to Ethnic Studies

  • ETHN 1

    Introduction to Ethnic Studies

• HCOM 246

  Intro to Mexican American Studies

  • ETHN 3

    Introduction to Latinx Studies

• MPA 100

  Music Fundamentals

  • MUS 10

    Music Fundamentals

• MPA 110

  Keyboard I

  • MUS 12A

    Beginning Class Piano

• MPA 220

  Gregorian Chants to Hip-Hop

  • MUS 1

    Introduction to Music

• VPA 205

  Introduction to Art Appreciation

  • ART 1

    Introduction to Art

  • or
    ART 2B + ART 2C

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

  • or
    ART 2B + ART 3

    History of Western Art From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance · History of Modern Art From Post-Impressionism to the Present

  • or
    ART 2BH + ART 3

    Honors History of Western Art From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance · History of Modern Art From Post-Impressionism to the Present

• VPA 215

  Beginning Drawing

  • ART 4A

    Fundamentals in Drawing

• VPA 217

  Color Theory

  No Course Articulated

• VPA 218

  Intro to Painting

  • ART 19A

    Oil Painting I

  • or
    ART 19B

    Acrylic Painting I

• JAPN 101

  Beginning Japanese I

  • JAPN 1

    Elementary Japanese I

• JAPN 102

  Beginning Japanese II

  • JAPN 3

    Elementary Japanese III

• JAPN 201

  Intermediate Japanese I

  • JAPN 4

    Intermediate Japanese I

• SPAN 101

  Beginning Spanish I

  • SPAN 1

    Elementary Spanish I

• SPAN 102

  Beginning Spanish II

  • SPAN 3

    Elementary Spanish III

• SPAN 201

  Intermediate Spanish I

  • SPAN 4

    Intermediate Spanish I

• SPAN 202

  Intermediate Spanish II

  • SPAN 6

    Intermediate Spanish III

• SPAN 212

  Spanish for Spanish Speakers

  No Course Articulated

• SPAN 260

  Contemporary Chicano Literature: Survey

  No Course Articulated

• BUS 200

  Personal & Professional Responsibility

  • BUSI 22

    Principles of Business

  • or
    BUSI 22H

    Honors Principles of Business

• BUS 201

  Macro Economics

  • ECON C2002

    Principles of Macroeconomics

• BUS 202

  Micro Economics

  • ECON C2001

    Principles of Microeconomics

• BUS 203

  Financial Accounting

  • ACTG 1B + ACTG 1A

    Financial Accounting II · Financial Accounting I

  • or
    ACTG 1A + ACTG 1BH

    Financial Accounting I · Honors Financial Accounting II

  • or
    ACTG 1AH + ACTG 1B

    Honors Financial Accounting I · Financial Accounting II

  • or
    ACTG 1AH + ACTG 1BH

    Honors Financial Accounting I · Honors Financial Accounting II

• BUS 204

  Business Mathematics and Statistics

  • 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

• BUS 205

  Managerial Accounting

  • ACTG 1C

    Managerial Accounting

  • or
    ACTG 1CH

    Honors Managerial Accounting

• CHHS 203

  Statistics for Social Science

  • PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    SOC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics II

• CHHS 204

  Economics and Society

  • ECON C2001

    Principles of Microeconomics

• CHHS 215

  Introduction to Human Services

  No Course Articulated

• CHHS 225

  Drugs, Society and Policy

  • HLTH 23

    Drugs, Health and Society

• CHHS 230

  Social Justice and Global Health

  • HLTH 22

    Health and Social Justice

• PH 207

  Introduction to Public Health

  • HLTH 20

    Introduction to Public Health

• SW 205

  Introduction to Social Work

  • SOC 11

    Social Work & Human Services

• AGPS 128

  Intro to Soil Science

  • HORT 30

    Horticultural Practices: Soils

• AGPS 216

  Plant Propagation & Production

  • HORT 31

    Horticultural Practices: Plant Propagation

• CHEM 109

  Introductory Chemistry

  • CHEM 25

    Fundamentals of Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 30A

    Survey of Inorganic & Organic Chemistry

• CST 201

  Media Tools I

  • ART 5A

    2-D Foundations

  • or
    LINC 73 + LINC 73H + LINC 73I + LINC 81

    Adobe Photoshop Overview · Adobe Illustrator Overview · Adobe Illustrator I · Using Digital Images

• CST 227

  Design Fundamentals

  • GID 41

    Digital Art & Graphics

  • or
    GID 33

    Graphic Design Studio I

• CST 230

  Media Tools II

  • GID 47

    Motion Graphics

  • or
    MDIA 20

    Fundamentals of Media Production

  • or
    MDIA 30

    Digital Video Editing I

  • or
    LINC 79 + LINC 80 + LINC 83F

    Multimedia Project Production · Multimedia Overview · Introduction to Digital Video Editing

• CST 231

  Problem Solving/Programming

  • C S 1A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in JAVA

  • or
    C S 2A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++

• CST 237

  Introduction to Computer Architecture

  • C S 10

    Computer Architecture & Organization

• CST 238

  Introduction to Data Structure

  • C S 2C

    Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in C++

  • or
    C S 1B + C S 1C

    Intermediate Software Design in JAVA · Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in JAVA

• CST 251

  Web Tools

  • GID 56

    Website Design

• ENVS 201

  Introduction to Environmental Science

  • BIOL 9

    Environmental Biology

• GEOL 210

  Earth Science for Teachers

  • GEOG 20

    Introduction to Earth Science

• PHYS 220

  Physics I

  • PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

  • or
    PHYS 2A

    General Physics

• PHYS 221

  Physics II

  • PHYS 4C + PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

  • or
    PHYS 2C + PHYS 2B

    General Physics

• MSCI 270

  Intro to Oceanography

  • BIOL 13

    Marine Biology

• MATH 150

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus II · Honors Calculus I

• MATH 151

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1B

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1C

    Honors Calculus II · Calculus

• MATH 170

  Discrete Mathematics

  • MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

  • or
    C S 18

    Discrete Mathematics

• MATH 230

  Elementary Linear Algebra

  • MATH 2B

    Linear Algebra

• MATH 250

  Multivariate Calculus

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1D

    Calculus

• GS 206

  Understanding Globalization

  • GLST 1

    Introduction to Global Studies

  • or
    GLST 1H

    Honors Introduction to Global Studies

  • or
    GLST 2

    Global Issues

  • or
    GLST 2H

    Honors Global Issues

• GS 251

  Intro to Global Economics

  • ECON 25

    The Global Economy

• PSY 100

  Introduction to Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

  • or
    PSYC C1000H

    Introduction to Psychology - Honors

• SSCI 111

  United States History to 1890

  • HIST 17A

    History of the United States to 1815

• SSCI 249

  Native American Societies

  • ETHN 4

    Introduction to Native American Studies

• SSCI 252

  World Regional Geography

  • GEOG 10

    World Regional Geography

• SOC 100

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

  • or
    SOC 1H

    Honors Introduction to Sociology

• BIO 210 + BIO 210L

  Molecular/Cell Bio & Animal Physiol

  • BIOL 1A

    Principles of Cell Biology

• BIO 211 + BIO 211L

  Ecology, Evol, Biodivers & Plants

  • BIOL 1C + BIOL 1B

    Evolution, Systematics & Ecology · Form & Function in Plants & Animals

  • or
    BIOL 1BH + BIOL 1C

    Honors Form & Function in Plants & Animals · Evolution, Systematics & Ecology

• CHEM 110 + CHEM 110L

  Chemistry I

  • CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

• CHEM 111 + CHEM 111L

  Chemistry II

  • CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

• CHEM 211 + CHEM 211L

  Organic Chemistry I

  • CHEM 12BL + CHEM 12A + CHEM 12AL + CHEM 12B

    Organic Chemistry Laboratory · Organic Chemistry

• CHEM 212 + CHEM 212L

  Organic Chemistry II

  • CHEM 12C + CHEM 12CL

    Organic Chemistry · Organic Chemistry Laboratory

• CST 202 + CST 202L

  Drawing for Digital Media

  • GID 31

    Graphic Design Drawing

  • or
    ART 4A

    Fundamentals in Drawing

  • or
    ART 15A

    Digital Painting I

  • or
    ART 15D

    Digital Illustration for Film & Animation

  • or
    GID 43

    Illustration & Digital Imaging

• PHYS 121 + PHYS 121L

  Integrated Physical Science

  • PSE 20

    Introduction to Physical Science

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 Monterey Bay majors from Foothill

• AccountingFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
• Agribusiness Supply Chain Management B.S., Agribusiness Risk and Marketing Management ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
• Agribusiness Supply Chain Management B.S., Supply Chain Management and Operations ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
• Agricultural Plant and Soil SciencesFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
• Biology B.S. + CredentialFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
• Biology B.S., Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
• Biology B.S., Molecular Biology ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
• Business Administration B.S., Business Analytics & Information Systems ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay

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