Apparel Design and Merchandising: Concentration in Design

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.

• 14Mapped preparation courses
• 6Scheduled Fall 2026
• 5With open seats reported
• 26Current 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: ACTG 1CH, ACTG 1BH, ART 20B, ART 20A, PSYC C1000, PSYC C1000H, BUSI 11, BUSI 91L. 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. ECON 1BPrinciples of MicroeconomicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 12 seats reported this term.
2. GID 31Graphic Design DrawingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 21 seats reported this term.
3. PHOT 22PHOTOJOURNALISMWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. ACTG 1AFinancial Accounting IOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 13 seats reported this term.
5. ACTG 1BFinancial Accounting IIOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 27 seats reported this term.
6. ACTG 1CManagerial AccountingOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 5 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• DES 222

  Introduction to 2D Digital Design

  • GID 31

    Graphic Design Drawing

• JOUR 235

  Photojournalism I

  • PHOT 22

    PHOTOJOURNALISM

• ACCT 101

  Introduction to Managerial Accounting

  • ACTG 1C

    Managerial Accounting

  • or
    ACTG 1CH

    Honors Managerial Accounting

• ACCT 100

  Introduction to Financial Accounting

  • ACTG 1B + ACTG 1A

    Financial Accounting II · Financial Accounting I

  • or
    ACTG 1BH + ACTG 1A

    Honors Financial Accounting II · Financial Accounting I

• ECON 101

  Introduction to Microeconomic Analysis

  • ECON 1B

    Principles of Microeconomics

• ID 240

  Color and Design

  • ART 20B + ART 20A

    Color II · Color I

• PSY 200

  General Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

  • or
    PSYC C1000H

    Introduction to Psychology - Honors

• ISYS 263

  Introduction to Information Systems

  • BUSI 11

    Introduction to Information Systems

  • or
    BUSI 91L

    Introduction to Business Information Processing

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 San Francisco State majors from Foothill

• Philosophy: Concentration in Philosophy and LawFoothill → San Francisco State
• Biology: GeneralFoothill → San Francisco State
• HumanitiesFoothill → San Francisco State
• JapaneseFoothill → San Francisco State
• Theatre ArtsFoothill → San Francisco State
• Modern Jewish StudiesFoothill → San Francisco State
• Music, Concentration in Vocal PerformanceFoothill → San Francisco State
• Journalism: Concentration in Photojournalism and Documentary PhotographyFoothill → San Francisco State

Common questions