GLOBAL ARTS STUDIES, Performance Studies Emphasis

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.

• 142Mapped preparation courses
• 72Scheduled Fall 2026
• 40With open seats reported
• 143Current 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: ART 2F, ART 2B, ART 2BH, THTR 43A, ENGL C1000H, ENGL C1001H, ART 4B, ART 4C, ART 4E, ART 19B, ART 5B, ART 20, ART 2E, ART 3, ART 4G, ART 15D, ART 19D, ART 44, ART 45F, ART 47A, ART 47B, GID 1A, GID 35, GID 37, GID 43, GID 44A, GID 47, PHOT 11, PHOT 11H, MDIA 1H, MDIA 2C, MDIA 5, MDIA 8A, MDIA 30, MDIA 31, MUS 2B, MUS 2BH, MUS 2C, MUS 2CH, MUS 2D, MUS 2F, MUS 3B, MUS 3C, MUS 9B, MUS 11D, MUS 11E, MUS 47A, MUS 47B, MUS 47C, MUS 47D, MUS 48C, THTR 2A, THTR 7, THTR 8, THTR 20B, THTR 20C, THTR 24, THTR 26, THTR 27, THTR 31, THTR 40A, THTR 40B, THTR 42, THTR 43C, THTR 43E, THTR 47A, THTR 47B, THTR 47C, THTR 47D, THTR 48G. 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. MUS 1Introduction to MusicOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 6 seats reported this term.
2. MUS 10Music FundamentalsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 8 seats reported this term.
3. THTR 1Introduction to TheatreOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 6 seats reported this term.
4. ART 1Introduction to ArtWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. ART 2FIntroduction to Asian ArtNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. THTR 43AScript AnalysisNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 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 UC Merced requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• GASP 007Recommended

  Music in Society

  • MUS 1

    Introduction to Music

• GASP 055ARecommended

  Arts of Asia

  • ART 2F

    Introduction to Asian Art

• GASP 055CRecommended

  History of European Art and Architecture

  • ART 2C + ART 2B + ART 2A

    History of Western Art From the Baroque to Impressionism · 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 2C + ART 2BH + ART 2A

    History of Western Art From the Baroque to Impressionism · Honors 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 2AH + ART 2C + ART 2B

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

  • or
    ART 2AH + ART 2C + ART 2BH

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

• GASP 056Recommended

  Contemporary Art

  • ART 1

    Introduction to Art

• GASP 080ARecommended

  Introduction to Drama, Theatre, and Performance

  • THTR 1

    Introduction to Theatre

• GASP 080BRecommended

  Introduction to World Drama

  • THTR 43A

    Script Analysis

• WRI 001

  Academic Writing

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - Honors

  • or
    ESLL 26

    Advanced Composition & Reading

• WRI 010

  College Reading and Composition

  • 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

• GASP 002Recommended

  Introduction to Music Studies

  • MUS 10

    Music Fundamentals

• ANTH 001Recommended

  Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2A

    Cultural Anthropology

• GASP 010Recommended

  Drawing I

  • ART 4A

    Fundamentals in Drawing

  • or
    GID 41

    Digital Art & Graphics

  • or
    ART 4B + ART 4C

    Intermediate Drawing · Representational Drawing

  • or
    ART 4D + ART 4E

    Figure Drawing I · Heads & Hands Drawing

• GASP 011Recommended

  Painting I

  • ART 19A + ART 19B

    Oil Painting I · Acrylic Painting I

• GASP 013ARecommended

  Design I

  • ART 5A

    2-D Foundations

  • or
    ART 5B

    3-D Foundations

  • or
    ART 20

    Color Theory

• UC-Transferable Art Courses (e.g. Film, Music, Theater, Visual Art)RecommendedCheck on ASSIST
  • ART 1

    Introduction to Art

  • or
    ART 2A

    History of Art: History of Western Art from Prehistory Through Early Christianity

  • or
    ART 2AH

    Honors History of Art: History of Western Art From Prehistory Through Early Christianity

  • or
    ART 2B

    History of Western Art From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

  • or
    ART 2BH

    Honors History of Western Art From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

  • or
    ART 2C

    History of Western Art From the Baroque to Impressionism

  • or
    ART 2E

    A History of Women in Art

  • or
    ART 2F

    Introduction to Asian Art

  • or
    ART 2J

    American Art

  • or
    ART 3

    History of Modern Art From Post-Impressionism to the Present

  • or
    ART 4A

    Fundamentals in Drawing

  • or
    ART 4B

    Intermediate Drawing

  • or
    ART 4C

    Representational Drawing

  • or
    ART 4D

    Figure Drawing I

  • or
    ART 4E

    Heads & Hands Drawing

  • or
    ART 4G

    Mural Making: Community Art Project

  • or
    ART 4I

    Figure Drawing II

  • or
    ART 5A

    2-D Foundations

  • or
    ART 5B

    3-D Foundations

  • or
    ART 15A

    Digital Painting I

  • or
    ART 15B

    Digital Painting II

  • or
    ART 15D

    Digital Illustration for Film & Animation

  • or
    ART 19A

    Oil Painting I

  • or
    ART 19B

    Acrylic Painting I

  • or
    ART 19C

    Oil Painting II

  • or
    ART 19D

    Acrylic Painting II

  • or
    ART 44

    Ceramic Sculpture

  • or
    ART 45A

    Beginning Ceramics Handbuilding

  • or
    ART 45B

    Beginning Ceramics Potter's Wheel

  • or
    ART 45C

    Advanced Ceramics

  • or
    ART 45F

    Low-Temperature Ceramic Firing & Glazing Techniques

  • or
    ART 46B

    Potters Wheel II

  • or
    ART 47A

    Watercolor I

  • or
    ART 47B

    Watercolor II

  • or
    GID 1

    History of Graphic Design

  • or
    GID 1A

    Design Thinking

  • or
    GID 31

    Graphic Design Drawing

  • or
    GID 33

    Graphic Design Studio I

  • or
    GID 34

    Graphic Design Studio II

  • or
    GID 35

    Graphic Design Studio III

  • or
    GID 36

    Typography

  • or
    GID 37

    Cartoon & Comic Illustration I

  • or
    GID 41

    Digital Art & Graphics

  • or
    GID 43

    Illustration & Digital Imaging

  • or
    GID 44A

    Fundamentals of 3-D Animation

  • or
    GID 47

    Motion Graphics

  • or
    GID 49

    Game Art & Design

  • or
    PHOT 5

    Introduction to Photography

  • or
    PHOT 8

    Photography of American Cultures

  • or
    PHOT 8H

    Honors Photography of American Cultures

  • or
    PHOT 10

    History of Photography

  • or
    PHOT 10H

    Honors History of Photography

  • or
    PHOT 11

    Contemporary Issues In Photography

  • or
    PHOT 11H

    Honors Contemporary Issues in Photography

  • or
    PHOT 22

    PHOTOJOURNALISM

• Global Arts Areas that count towards the UC-Transferable art course requirement (e.g. film, music, theater, visual art)RecommendedCheck on ASSIST
  • MDIA 1

    Introduction to Film Studies

  • or
    MDIA 1H

    Honors Introduction to Film Studies

  • or
    MDIA 2A

    History of Film 1895-1945

  • or
    MDIA 2B

    History of Film 1945-Current

  • or
    MDIA 2C

    Current Trends in Film, TV & The Internet

  • or
    MDIA 3

    Introduction to Film & Media Criticism

  • or
    MDIA 5

    American Cinema

  • or
    MDIA 8A

    Race and Gender in American Media

  • or
    MDIA 8B

    Women in Film

  • or
    MDIA 20

    Fundamentals of Media Production

  • or
    MDIA 30

    Digital Video Editing I

  • or
    MDIA 31

    Digital Video Editing II

  • or
    MTEC 49

    History of Music Technology

  • or
    MUS 1

    Introduction to Music

  • or
    MUS 2A

    Great Composers & Music Masterpieces

  • or
    MUS 2AH

    Honors Geat Composers & Music Masterpieces

  • or
    MUS 2B

    Great Composers & Music Masterpieces

  • or
    MUS 2BH

    Honors Great Composers & Music Masterpieces

  • or
    MUS 2C

    Great Composers & Music Masterpieces

  • or
    MUS 2CH

    Honors Great Composers & Music Masterpieces

  • or
    MUS 2D

    World Music: Roots to Contemporary Global Fusion

  • or
    MUS 2F

    History of American Musical Theatre

  • or
    MUS 3A

    Theory & Musicianship I

  • or
    MUS 3B

    Theory & Musicianship II

  • or
    MUS 3C

    Theory and Musicianship III

  • or
    MUS 8

    Music of American Cultures

  • or
    MUS 8H

    Honors Music of American Cultures

  • or
    MUS 9B

    Music & Media: Hendrix to Hip-Hop

  • or
    MUS 10

    Music Fundamentals

  • or
    MUS 11D

    History of Electronic Music: Origins - 1970

  • or
    MUS 11E

    History of Electronic Music: 1970-Present

  • or
    MUS 47A

    Introduction to Musical Theatre Production

  • or
    MUS 47B

    Intermediate Music Theatre Production Workshop

  • or
    MUS 47C

    Advanced Music Theatre Production Workshop

  • or
    MUS 47D

    Advanced Music Theatre Production Workshop II

  • or
    MUS 48B

    Singing Technique for Musical Theatre

  • or
    MUS 48C

    Musical Theatre Repertoire for Singers

  • or
    THTR 1

    Introduction to Theatre

  • or
    THTR 2A

    History of Dramatic Literature: Classical to Moliere

  • or
    MUS 2F

    History of American Musical Theatre

  • or
    THTR 7

    Introduction to Directing

  • or
    THTR 8

    Multicultural Theatre Arts in Modern America

  • or
    THTR 20A

    Acting I

  • or
    THTR 20B

    Acting II

  • or
    THTR 20C

    Acting III

  • or
    THTR 21A

    Scenery & Property Construction

  • or
    THTR 21B

    Intermediate Scenery & Property Construction

  • or
    THTR 24

    Readers Theater

  • or
    THTR 25

    Introduction to Fashion & Costume Construction

  • or
    THTR 25B

    Fashion & Costume Construction II

  • or
    THTR 25C

    Fashion & Costume Construction III

  • or
    THTR 26

    Introduction to Fashion History & Costume Design

  • or
    THTR 27

    Lighting Design & Technology

  • or
    THTR 31

    Management for the Theatre & Stage

  • or
    THTR 40A

    Basic Theatrical Makeup

  • or
    THTR 40B

    Theatrical Makeup for Production

  • or
    THTR 42

    Introduction to Theatre Design

  • or
    THTR 43A

    Script Analysis

  • or
    THTR 43C

    Foundations in Classical Acting

  • or
    THTR 43E

    Improvisation

  • or
    THTR 45A

    Technical Theatre in Production I

  • or
    THTR 45B

    Technical Theatre in Production II

  • or
    THTR 45C

    Technical Theatre in Production III

  • or
    THTR 45D

    Technical Theatre in Production IV

  • or
    THTR 45E

    Technical Theatre Management in Production

  • or
    THTR 45F

    Technical Theatre Management in Production II

  • or
    THTR 47A

    Introduction to Musical Theatre Production

  • or
    THTR 47B

    Intermediate Music Theatre Production Workshop

  • or
    THTR 47C

    Advanced Music Theatre Production Workshop

  • or
    THTR 47D

    Advanced Music Theatre Production Workshop II

  • or
    THTR 48B

    Singing Technique for Musical Theatre

  • or
    THTR 48C

    Musical Theatre Repertoire for Singers

  • or
    THTR 48F

    Musical Theatre Repertoire for Singers II

  • or
    THTR 48G

    Introduction to Voice-Over Acting

  • or
    THTR 49A

    Performance Production I

  • or
    THTR 49B

    Performance Production II

  • or
    THTR 49C

    Performance Production III

  • or
    THTR 49D

    Performance Production IV

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 Merced majors from Foothill

• SOCIOLOGY, Race and Racial Justice EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• ACCOUNTING, B.S. (*Updated* - Transfer Starting Spring 2027)Foothill → UC Merced
• AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGFoothill → UC Merced
• ANTHROPOLOGYFoothill → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computational Biology EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computational and Data Sciences EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computer Science EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Economics EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced

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