American Studies

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.

• 16Mapped preparation courses
• 13Scheduled Winter 2027
• 13With open seats reported
• 39Current 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: MUS 8H, ETHN 4, MDIA 1H. 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. ETHN 2Introduction to African American StudiesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
2. ETHN 5Introduction to Asian American StudiesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
3. ETHN 4Introduction to Native American StudiesNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. HIST 17BHistory of the United States from 1812 to 1914Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
5. ANTH 2ACultural AnthropologyOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 65 seats reported this term.
6. ANTH 2AHHonors Cultural AnthropologyOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 15 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• ANT 002

  Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2A

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2AH

    Honors Cultural Anthropology

• GSW 050

  Introduction to Critical Gender Studies

  No Course Articulated

• SOC 002

  Self & Society

  • PSYC 30

    Social Psychology

  • or
    SOC 30

    Social Psychology

• AMS 059

  Music & American Culture

  • MUS 8

    Music of American Cultures

  • or
    MUS 8H

    Honors Music of American Cultures

• AMS 004

  Freshman Seminar

  This Course is Never Articulated

• ASA 001

  Historical Experience of Asian Americans

  • ETHN 5

    Introduction to Asian American Studies

• NAS 001

  Introduction to Native American Studies

  • ETHN 4

    Introduction to Native American Studies

• AAS 010

  African-American Culture & Society

  • ETHN 2

    Introduction to African American Studies

• ENL 003

  Introduction to Literature

  • ENGL 1B

    Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL 1BH

    Honors Composition, Critical Reading, & Thinking Through Literature

• CDM 001

  Introduction to Film Studies

  • MDIA 1

    Introduction to Film Studies

  • or
    MDIA 1H

    Honors Introduction to Film Studies

• HIS 017A

  History of the United States

  • HIST 17A + HIST 17B

    History of the United States to 1815 · History of the United States from 1812 to 1914

• HIS 017B

  History of the United States

  • HIST 17C + HIST 17B

    History of the United States from 1914 to the Present · History of the United States from 1812 to 1914

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 UC Davis majors from Foothill

• Medicinal Chemistry & Drug DesignFoothill → UC Davis
• Aerospace Science & EngineeringFoothill → UC Davis
• African American & African StudiesFoothill → UC Davis
• Agricultural & Environmental EducationFoothill → UC Davis
• Agricultural & Environmental TechnologyFoothill → UC Davis
• Animal BiologyFoothill → UC Davis
• Animal Science & ManagementFoothill → UC Davis
• Animal ScienceFoothill → UC Davis

Common questions