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.

• 20Mapped preparation courses
• 13Scheduled Winter 2027
• 13With open seats reported
• 38Current 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 C1003H, ENGL C1001H, THTR 20C, DANC 3A, CRWR 6, MUS 8H, ENGL C1002. 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 5A2-D FoundationsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 15 seats reported this term.
3. ART 5B3-D FoundationsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 15 seats reported this term.
4. DANC 10Topics in Dance HistoryOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
5. MDIA 2AHistory of Film 1895-1945Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
6. MUS 1Introduction to MusicOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 60 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 C1003

    Critical Thinking and Writing Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL C1003H

    Critical Thinking and Writing Through Literature - Honors

• ENGL 2

  Critical Thinking and Writing

  • ENGL C1003

    Critical Thinking and Writing Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL C1003H

    Critical Thinking and Writing Through Literature - Honors

  • 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

• DANC 10

  Dance Appreciation

  • DANC 10

    Topics in Dance History

• 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 C1002

    Introduction to Literature

• RTVF 82

  Introduction to Film History

  • MDIA 2A

    History of Film 1895-1945

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 San Jose State majors from Foothill

• African-American StudiesFoothill → San Jose State
• Animation/IllustrationFoothill → San Jose State
• AnthropologyFoothill → San Jose State
• Anthropology, B.A. (SJSU Online)Foothill → San Jose State
• Applied Mathematics, Concentration in Computational ScienceFoothill → San Jose State
• Applied Mathematics, Concentration in Discrete MathematicsFoothill → San Jose State
• Art History and Visual CultureFoothill → San Jose State
• Art, Concentration in Digital Media ArtFoothill → San Jose State

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