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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.

• 13Mapped preparation courses
• 6Scheduled Fall 2026
• 2With open seats reported
• 15Current 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, ENGL 45B, ENGL 45BH, ENGL 43A, ENGL 43AH, ENGL 43B, ENGL 43BH. 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. ENGL 1BComposition, Critical Reading & Thinking Through LiteratureOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 67 seats reported this term.
2. ENGL 1BHHonors Composition, Critical Reading, & Thinking Through LiteratureOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 21 seats reported this term.
3. ENGL 43ASurvey of British Literature I: Beowulf to the Late 18th CenturyNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. ENGL 43AHHonors Survey of British Literature I: Beowulf to the Late 18th CenturyNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. ENGL 43BSurvey of British Literature II: the Romantic Period to the PresentNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. ENGL 43BHHonors Survey of British Literature II: The Romantic Period to the PresentNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.

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 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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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