Liberal Studies B.A. Elementary Teaching Content 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.

• 48Mapped preparation courses
• 31Scheduled Fall 2026
• 13With open seats reported
• 125Current 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: COMM C1000, COMM C1000H, ENGL C1000H, ENGL C1001H, PHIL 7, POLS C1000, ART 2B, ART 2BH, ART 2E, ART 2F, ART 3, MUS 2B, MUS 2C, MUS 2D, MUS 3C, MUS 9B, THTR 2A. 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. PHYS 12Introduction to Modern PhysicsFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. 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.
3. ENGL 1BComposition, Critical Reading & Thinking Through LiteratureOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 67 seats reported this term.
4. ENGL 1BHHonors Composition, Critical Reading, & Thinking Through LiteratureOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 21 seats reported this term.
5. ART 2AHHonors History of Art: History of Western Art From Prehistory Through Early ChristianityOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 1 seat reported this term.
6. COMM 1BArgumentation & PersuasionOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 17 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.

• Oral Communication
  • COMM C1000

    Introduction to Public Speaking

  • or
    COMM C1000H

    Introduction to Public Speaking - Honors

  • or
    COMM 1B

    Argumentation & Persuasion

  • or
    COMM 2

    Interpersonal Communication

  • or
    COMM 3

    Introduction to Communication Studies

  • or
    COMM 4

    Group Discussion

• Composition
  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - Honors

  • or
    ENGL 1B

    Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL 1BH

    Honors Composition, Critical Reading, & Thinking Through Literature

• Critical Thinking
  • ENGL 1B

    Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL 1BH

    Honors Composition, Critical Reading, & Thinking Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors

  • or
    PHIL 1

    Critical Thinking & Writing

  • or
    PHIL 7

    Introduction to Symbolic Logic

• Children's Literature

  No Comparable Course

• American Government
  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

• California History

  No Comparable Course

• Early U.S. History

  No Comparable Course

• Ancient World History

  No Comparable Course

• Geography
  • GEOG 1

    Physical Geography

  • or
    GEOG 10

    World Regional Geography

• MATH Foundations I

  No Comparable Course

• MATH Foundations II

  No Comparable Course

• Chemistry

  No Comparable Course

• Earth Science

  No Comparable Course

• Physics
  • PHYS 12

    Introduction to Modern Physics

• Physics Laboratory

  No Comparable Course

• Biological Sciences
  • BIOL 10

    General Biology: Basic Principles

  • or
    BIOL 14

    Human Biology

  • or
    BIOL 40A

    Human Anatomy & Physiology I

  • or
    BIOL 40B

    Human Anatomy & Physiology II

  • or
    BIOL 40C

    Human Anatomy & Physiology III

• Biological Sciences Laboratory

  No Comparable Course

• Art
  • ART 1

    Introduction to Art

  • or
    ART 2A

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

  • or
    ART 2AH

    Honors History of Art: History of Western Art From Prehistory Through Early Christianity

  • or
    ART 2B

    History of Western Art From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

  • or
    ART 2BH

    Honors History of Western Art From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

  • or
    ART 2C

    History of Western Art From the Baroque to Impressionism

  • or
    ART 2E

    A History of Women in Art

  • or
    ART 2F

    Introduction to Asian Art

  • or
    ART 2J

    American Art

  • or
    ART 3

    History of Modern Art From Post-Impressionism to the Present

  • or
    ART 4A

    Fundamentals in Drawing

• Music
  • MUS 1

    Introduction to Music

  • or
    MUS 2A

    Great Composers & Music Masterpieces

  • or
    MUS 2B

    Great Composers & Music Masterpieces

  • or
    MUS 2C

    Great Composers & Music Masterpieces

  • or
    MUS 2D

    World Music: Roots to Contemporary Global Fusion

  • or
    MUS 3A

    Theory & Musicianship I

  • or
    MUS 3C

    Theory and Musicianship III

  • or
    MUS 8

    Music of American Cultures

  • or
    MUS 8H

    Honors Music of American Cultures

  • or
    MUS 9B

    Music & Media: Hendrix to Hip-Hop

  • or
    MUS 10

    Music Fundamentals

  • or
    MUS 11B

    Funk, Fusion & Hip-Hop

• Theatre
  • THTR 1

    Introduction to Theatre

  • or
    THTR 2A

    History of Dramatic Literature: Classical to Moliere

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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