Art Subject Matter Preparation Program

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.

• 13Mapped preparation courses
• 9Scheduled Winter 2027
• 9With open seats reported
• 10Current 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 2D, ART 19A, ART 2C, ART 2CH. 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.
   • 50 seats reported this term.
2. ART 5B3-D FoundationsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 15 seats reported this term.
3. ART 2DAfrican, Oceanic and Native American 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 2BHistory of Western Art From the Middle Ages to the RenaissanceOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 20 seats reported this term.
5. ART 2BHHonors History of Western Art From the Middle Ages to the RenaissanceOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 12 seats reported this term.
6. ART 19BAcrylic Painting IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 20 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• ART 1020

  Drawing II: Composition

  • ART 4C

    Representational Drawing

  • or
    ART 5A

    2-D Foundations

• ART 1200

  Foundation Sculpture

  • ART 5B

    3-D Foundations

• ART 2525

  Art History Survey-Non-Western

  • ART 2D

    African, Oceanic and Native American Art

• ART 2515

  Art History Survey-Ancient

  • ART 2B + ART 2A

    History of Western Art From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance · History of Art: History of Western Art from Prehistory Through Early Christianity

  • or
    ART 2BH + ART 2AH

    Honors History of Western Art From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance · Honors History of Art: History of Western Art From Prehistory Through Early Christianity

• ART 1100

  Foundation Painting

  • ART 19B + ART 19A

    Acrylic Painting I · Oil Painting I

• ART 1010

  Foundation Drawing

  • ART 4A

    Fundamentals in Drawing

• ART 2520

  Art History Survey-Modern

  • ART 2C + ART 2B

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

  • or
    ART 2BH + ART 2CH

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

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 Stanislaus majors from Foothill

• AgricultureFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• AnthropologyFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• ArtFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• ArtFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• Art HistoryFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• Biological SciencesFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• Biological SciencesFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• Business AdministrationFoothill → CSU Stanislaus

Common questions