Photography

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.

• 19Mapped preparation courses
• 11Scheduled Fall 2026
• 3With open seats reported
• 23Current 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 3, ART 2B, MDIA 1H, ART 19B, ART 2F, THTR 2A, ART 47A, ART 4B. 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. COMM 2Interpersonal CommunicationOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 1 seat reported this term.
2. THTR 1Introduction to TheatreOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 6 seats reported this term.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. ART 2JAmerican ArtWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. 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.

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 1C

  Global Modern and Contemporary Art

  • ART 3

    History of Modern Art From Post-Impressionism to the Present

• ART 3B

  Modern and Contemporary Asian Art

  Not Articulated

• THEA 3

  Theatre History After 1660

  Not Articulated

• ART 40

  Beginning Printmaking

  Not Articulated

• THEA 5

  Aesthetics of Theatre and Film

  Not Articulated

• 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

• FILM 97

  Introduction to Film Studies

  • MDIA 1

    Introduction to Film Studies

  • or
    MDIA 1H

    Honors Introduction to Film Studies

• INTD 15

  Introduction to Interior Design

  Not Articulated

• ART 1A

  Art, Religions, and Power before 1400

  • ART 2A

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

• JOUR 50

  Media Literacy and Critical Thinking

  Not Articulated

• JOUR 20

  Style for Media Writers

  Not Articulated

• ART 22

  Beginning Painting

  • ART 19A + ART 19B

    Oil Painting I · Acrylic Painting I

  • or
    ART 19C

    Oil Painting II

• ART 3A

  Traditional Asian Art

  • ART 2F

    Introduction to Asian Art

• GPHD 30

  Visual Basics II

  Not Articulated

• COMS 55

  Media Communication and Society

  • COMM 5

    Mass Communication

• THEA 2

  History of the Theatre: Ancient To Renaissance

  • THTR 2A

    History of Dramatic Literature: Classical to Moliere

• ART 24

  Beginning Watercolor

  • ART 47A

    Watercolor I

• ART 5

  Art of the Americas

  • ART 2J

    American Art

• ART 88

  Beginning Sculpture

  No Comparable Course

• THEA 1

  Introduction to Theatre

  • THTR 1

    Introduction to Theatre

• ART 50

  Beginning Ceramics

  Not Articulated

• GPHD 5

  Introduction to Graphic Design

  No Comparable Course

• COMS 8

  Interpersonal Communication Skills

  • COMM 2

    Interpersonal Communication

• ART 97

  Beginning New Media Art

  Not Articulated

• ART 20A

  Beginning Drawing

  • ART 4A + ART 4B

    Fundamentals in Drawing · Intermediate Drawing

• INTD 30

  Beginning AutoCAD and SketchUp

  Not Articulated

• PHOT 15

  Survey of Photography

  Not Articulated

• PHOT 12

  Digital Photography II

  Not Articulated

• PHOT 40

  Darkroom Photography

  Not Articulated

• ANTH 4

  Language, Culture, and Critical Thinking

  Not Articulated

• ETHN 10

  Africa: Myths and Realities

  Not Articulated

• ETHN 11

  Introduction to Ethnic Studies

  Not Articulated

• ETHN 72

  Black Images in Popular Culture

  Not Articulated

• PHOT 11

  Digital Photography I

  Not Articulated

• GPHD 25

  Visual Basics

  Not Articulated

• PHOT 20

  The Photographic Self

  Not Articulated

• INTD 20

  Design

  Not Articulated

• INTD 25

  Design Fundamentals

  Not Articulated

• GPHD 20

  History of Graphic Design

  • GID 1

    History of Graphic Design

• DSGN 4

  Design and Thinking

  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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