Creative Arts

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.

• 39Mapped preparation courses
• 21Scheduled Fall 2026
• 10With open seats reported
• 35Current 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 C1001H, THTR 20B, THTR 20C, DANC 3A, ART 5B, THTR 43A, ART 2F, ENGL 17, ART 2B, ART 2BH, ENGL 45B, ENGL 45BH, ENGL 16, ENGL 43B, ENGL 43BH, MUS 2B, ENGL 43A, ENGL 43AH. 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. CRWR 6Introduction to Creative WritingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 11 seats reported this term.
2. MDIA 20Fundamentals of Media ProductionOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 17 seats reported this term.
3. MUS 1Introduction to MusicOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 6 seats reported this term.
4. THTR 1Introduction to TheatreOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 6 seats reported this term.
5. ART 2FIntroduction to Asian 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.
6. ART 4AFundamentals in DrawingFull
   • 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 San Jose State requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• ENGL 1B

  Argument and Analysis

  • ENGL 1B

    Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL 1BH

    Honors Composition, Critical Reading, & Thinking Through Literature

• ENGL 2

  Critical Thinking and Writing

  • 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

• CA 60

  Creativity Matters

  No Course Articulated

• TA 17

  Intermediate Acting

  • THTR 20B

    Acting II

  • or
    THTR 20C

    Acting III

• ART 12

  Two-Dimensional Design and Color Concepts

  • ART 5A

    2-D Foundations

• TA 5

  Beginning Acting

  • THTR 20A

    Acting I

• ART 26

  Drawing II

  No Current Articulation

• DANC 42A

  Topics in Jazz Dance I

  • DANC 3A

    Beginning Jazz Dance

• ART 24

  Drawing I

  • ART 4A

    Fundamentals in Drawing

• ENGL 71

  Creative Writing

  • CRWR 6

    Introduction to Creative Writing

• ART 13

  Three-Dimensional Design Concepts

  • ART 5B

    3-D Foundations

• RTVF 30

  Introduction to Film & Television Production

  • MDIA 20

    Fundamentals of Media Production

• ARTH 72

  Design in Society

  No Current Articulation

• DANC 10

  Dance Appreciation

  • DANC 10

    Topics in Dance History

• TA 11

  Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

  • THTR 43A

    Script Analysis

• ARTH 70C

  Arts of Asia

  • ART 2F

    Introduction to Asian Art

• ENGL 78

  Introduction to Shakespeare's Drama

  • ENGL 17

    Introduction to Shakespeare

• ARTH 70B

  Art History, Renaissance to Modern

  • ART 2B + ART 2C

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

  • or
    ART 2C + ART 2BH

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

• ENGL 70

  Emerging Modernisms and Beyond

  • ENGL 45B

    Survey of American Literature II: 1865 to the Present

  • or
    ENGL 45BH

    Honors Survey of American Literature II: 1865 to the Present

• MUSC 10A

  Music Appreciation

  • MUS 1

    Introduction to Music

• TA 10

  Theatre Appreciation

  • THTR 1

    Introduction to Theatre

• MUSC 19

  Music in World Cultures

  • MUS 8

    Music of American Cultures

  • or
    MUS 8H

    Honors Music of American Cultures

• ENGL 10

  Great Works of Literature

  • ENGL 16

    Introduction to Literature

• ARTH 11

  Modern Art History

  No Current Articulation

• ARTH 70A

  Art History, Prehistoric to Medieval

  • 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 2B + ART 2AH

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

  • or
    ART 2AH + ART 2BH

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

• RTVF 82

  Introduction to Film History

  • MDIA 2A

    History of Film 1895-1945

• ENGL 60

  Literatures of the Atlantic World, 1680 to 1860

  • ENGL 45A + ENGL 43B

    Survey of American Literature I: Beginnings to 1865 · Survey of British Literature II: the Romantic Period to the Present

  • or
    ENGL 43BH + ENGL 45AH

    Honors Survey of British Literature II: The Romantic Period to the Present · Honors Survey of American Literature I: Beginnings to 1865

• MUSC 12

  Medieval and Renaissance Music

  • MUS 2A + MUS 2B

    Great Composers & Music Masterpieces

• ENGL 50

  Beginnings to the American Experiment

  • ENGL 43A

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

  • or
    ENGL 43AH

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

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 Jose State majors from Foothill

• FrenchFoothill → San Jose State
• DanceFoothill → San Jose State
• Public Health, Concentration in Population Data ScienceFoothill → San Jose State
• GeologyFoothill → San Jose State
• Earth System ScienceFoothill → San Jose State
• Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in Educational and Community Leadership, B.A. (SJSU Online)Foothill → San Jose State
• Engineering - Interdisciplinary Engineering, B.S. (SJSU Online)Foothill → San Jose State
• DanceFoothill → San Jose State

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