English 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.

• 12Mapped preparation courses
• 5Scheduled Fall 2026
• 1With open seats reported
• 42Current 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: ENGL C1000H, ENGL C1001H, COMM C1000, COMM C1000H, ENGL 43A, ENGL 43B, ENGL 45B. 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. THTR 1Introduction to TheatreOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 6 seats reported this term.
2. ENGL 43ASurvey of British Literature I: Beowulf to the Late 18th CenturyNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
3. ENGL 43BSurvey of British Literature II: the Romantic Period 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.
4. ENGL 45ASurvey of American Literature I: Beginnings to 1865Waitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. ENGL 45BSurvey of American Literature II: 1865 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. PHIL 1Critical Thinking & WritingFull
   • 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 Stanislaus requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• ENGL 1001

  First-Year Composition

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - Honors

• ENGL 2000

  Critical Inquiry

  • ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors

• PHIL 2000

  Philosophical Inquiry

  • PHIL 1

    Critical Thinking & Writing

• THEA 1010

  Introduction to Theatre

  • THTR 1

    Introduction to Theatre

• COMM 2000

  Public Speaking

  • COMM C1000

    Introduction to Public Speaking

  • or
    COMM C1000H

    Introduction to Public Speaking - Honors

• ENGL 2100

  British Literature to 1800

  • ENGL 43A

    Survey of British Literature I: Beowulf to the Late 18th Century

• ENGL 2110

  British Literature after 1800

  • ENGL 43B

    Survey of British Literature II: the Romantic Period to the Present

• ENGL 2200

  American Literature to 1865

  • ENGL 45A

    Survey of American Literature I: Beginnings to 1865

• ENGL 2210

  American Literature after 1865

  • ENGL 45B

    Survey of American Literature II: 1865 to the Present

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 Stanislaus majors from Foothill

• ArtFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• Physical SciencesFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• Ethnic StudiesFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• Communication StudiesFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• SpanishFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• MathematicsFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• Leadership StudiesFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• Social Sciences Subject Matter Preparation ProgramFoothill → CSU Stanislaus

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