Liberal Studies, Teaching - Elementary Subject Matter Preparation (ESM)

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.

• 11Mapped preparation courses
• 9Scheduled Fall 2026
• 3With open seats reported
• 53Current 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: HIST 3A, POLS C1000. 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. 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.
2. MUS 1Introduction to MusicOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 6 seats reported this term.
3. THTR 1Introduction to TheatreOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 6 seats reported this term.
4. ART 1Introduction to ArtWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. ENGL C1000Academic Reading and WritingWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. GEOG 10World Regional GeographyWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• GEW 101B

  Writing as a Rhetorical Act

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

• HIST 101

  World Civilizations to 1500

  • HIST 3B + HIST 3A

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

• HIST 130

  U.S. History 1500-1877

  • HIST 17A

    History of the United States to 1815

• GEOG 201

  World Regional Geography

  • GEOG 10

    World Regional Geography

• PSCI 100

  U.S. Government and Politics

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

• TA 120

  Introduction to Theatre

  • THTR 1

    Introduction to Theatre

• AMD 120

  Introduction to Art Media and Design

  • ART 1

    Introduction to Art

• MUSC 120

  Introduction to Music

  • MUS 1

    Introduction to Music

• PSYC 210

  Child Growth and Development

  • CHLD 2 + CHLD 1

    Child Growth & Development II: Middle Childhood through Adolescence · Child Growth & Development: Prenatal through Early Childhood

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 San Marcos majors from Foothill

• Psychological ScienceFoothill → CSU San Marcos
• CommunicationFoothill → CSU San Marcos
• Applied Physics, Applied Electronics OptionFoothill → CSU San Marcos
• BiotechnologyFoothill → CSU San Marcos
• Speech-Language PathologyFoothill → CSU San Marcos
• Literature and Writing StudiesFoothill → CSU San Marcos
• Political ScienceFoothill → CSU San Marcos
• Spanish, General ConcentrationFoothill → CSU San Marcos

Common questions