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
• 15Scheduled Fall 2026
• 7With open seats reported
• 88Current 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: POLS C1000, ENGL C1000H, COMM C1000, COMM C1000H, ETHN 4. 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. ECON 1APrinciples of Macroeconomics Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 47 seats reported this term.
2. HIST 17AHistory of the United States to 1815Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 8 seats reported this term.
3. POLS C1000American Government and PoliticsNot 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. ENGL 1BComposition, Critical Reading & Thinking Through LiteratureOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 67 seats reported this term.
5. ENGL C1000Academic Reading and WritingWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. ENGL C1000HAcademic Reading and Writing - HonorsNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate 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.

• CHAD 35

  Child and Adolescent Development

  Not Articulated

• ART 133

  Art Education for Children

  Not Articulated

• MATH 17

  An Introduction to Exploration, Conjecture, and Proof in Mathematics

  No Comparable Course

• HIST 17A

  United States History, 1607-1877

  • HIST 17A

    History of the United States to 1815

• HIST 50

  World History I: to 1500

  No Comparable Course

• HIST 132

  Topics in World History

  Not Articulated

• POLS 1

  Essentials of Government

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

• HIST 187

  Topics in United States History 1600-1900

  Not Articulated

• ECON 1A

  Introduction to Macroeconomic Analysis

  • ECON 1A

    Principles of Macroeconomics

• GEOL 8

  Earth Science

  Not Articulated

• GEOL 8T

  Earth Science Lab for Teachers

  Not Articulated

• BIO 7

  Introduction to the Science of Biology

  No Comparable Course

• ENGL 16

  Structure of English

  Not Articulated

• COMS 5

  The Communication Experience

  No Comparable Course

• ENGL 5M

  Accelerated Academic Literacies - Multilingual

  Not Articulated

• ENGL 5

  Accelerated Academic Literacies

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - Honors

• PUBH 136

  School Health Education

  Not Articulated

• EDUC 125A/B

  Tutoring Children in Reading

  Not Articulated

• CHAD 35F

  Human Development and Elementary Field Experience

  Not Articulated

• Requirement
  • ENGL 1B

    Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

• Requirement
  • COMM 1B

    Argumentation & Persuasion

  • or
    COMM 2

    Interpersonal Communication

  • or
    COMM 3

    Introduction to Communication Studies

  • or
    COMM 4

    Group Discussion

  • or
    COMM C1000

    Introduction to Public Speaking

  • or
    COMM C1000H

    Introduction to Public Speaking - Honors

• Requirement
  • ENGL 1B

    Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL 1BH

    Honors Composition, Critical Reading, & Thinking Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - Honors

  • or
    ESLL 26

    Advanced Composition & Reading

• Requirement
  • ETHN 1

    Introduction to Ethnic Studies

  • or
    ETHN 2

    Introduction to African American Studies

  • or
    ETHN 3

    Introduction to Latinx Studies

  • or
    ETHN 4

    Introduction to Native American Studies

  • or
    ETHN 5

    Introduction to Asian American Studies

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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