Design 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.

• 10Mapped preparation courses
• 5Scheduled Fall 2026
• 1With open seats reported
• 7Current 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: ART 2B, ART 3, ART 2F, GEOG 2, SOC 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. ANTH 2ACultural AnthropologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 8 seats reported this term.
2. ART 2AHistory of Art: History of Western Art from Prehistory Through Early ChristianityWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. ART 2FIntroduction to Asian ArtNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. ART 2JAmerican ArtWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. ART 3History of Modern Art From Post-Impressionism to the PresentNot 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 2Human 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 Sacramento requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• ART 1A

  Art, Religions, and Power before 1400

  • ART 2A

    History of Art: History of Western Art from Prehistory Through Early Christianity

• ART 1B

  Art, Empires, and Cross-Cultural Exchange, 1400-1800

  • ART 2B + ART 2C

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

• ART 1C

  Global Modern and Contemporary Art

  • ART 3

    History of Modern Art From Post-Impressionism to the Present

• ART 2

  History of Islamic Art

  Not Articulated

• ART 3A

  Traditional Asian Art

  • ART 2F

    Introduction to Asian Art

• ART 3B

  Modern and Contemporary Asian Art

  Not Articulated

• ART 5

  Art of the Americas

  • ART 2J

    American Art

• DSGN 4

  Design and Thinking

  Not Articulated

• DSGN 10

  Think Make

  Not Articulated

• DSGN 20

  Design and Society Since 1780

  Not Articulated

• ARCH 1A

  History of Architecture: Prehistory to 1800

  Not Articulated

• ARCH 1B

  History of Architecture: 1800 to Today

  Not Articulated

• GPHD 20

  History of Graphic Design

  • GID 1

    History of Graphic Design

• PHOT 15

  Survey of Photography

  Not Articulated

• GPHD 25

  Visual Basics

  Not Articulated

• INTD 25

  Design Fundamentals

  Not Articulated

• PHOT 11

  Digital Photography I

  Not Articulated

• PHOT 12

  Digital Photography II

  Not Articulated

• PHOT 40

  Darkroom Photography

  Not Articulated

• ANTH 2

  Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2A

    Cultural Anthropology

• ENVS 10

  Introduction to Environmental Science

  Not Articulated

• ETHN 11

  Introduction to Ethnic Studies

  Not Articulated

• FASH 30

  Fashion and Human Environment

  Not Articulated

• FASH 31

  Textiles

  Not Articulated

• GEOG 2

  Cultural Geography

  • GEOG 2

    Human Geography

• HRS 71

  Arts and Ideas of Asia: Medieval to Modern

  Not Articulated

• PHOT 20

  The Photographic Self

  Not Articulated

• SOC 3

  Social Problems

  • SOC 20

    Major Social Problems

• WGS 50

  Introduction to LGBTQ Studies

  Not Articulated

• WGS 75

  Introduction to Disability Studies

  Not Articulated

• WGS 85

  Introduction to Women's & Gender Studies

  Not Articulated

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 Sacramento majors from Foothill

• Exercise Science, BS - Clinical Exercise & Rehabilitation SpecialistFoothill → CSU Sacramento
• Ethnic Studies, BA - Teachers in Bilingual EducationFoothill → CSU Sacramento
• Music, BM - Jazz StudiesFoothill → CSU Sacramento
• Physics, BS - BiophysicsFoothill → CSU Sacramento
• ChemistryFoothill → CSU Sacramento
• Philosophy, BA - Science, Reason, and ValuesFoothill → CSU Sacramento
• PsychologyFoothill → CSU Sacramento
• Geography, BA - Human GeographyFoothill → CSU Sacramento

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