HISTORY

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.

• 22Mapped preparation courses
• 12Scheduled Winter 2027
• 12With open seats reported
• 56Current 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: HIST 3B, HIST 3A, HIST 4C, ENGL C1000H, ENGL C1001H, HIST 4A, HIST 8, HIST 10, HIST 18, HIST 20. 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. HIST 4CHistory of Western Civilization: 1789-PresentNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
2. ART 2FIntroduction to Asian ArtOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
3. HIST 17BHistory of the United States from 1812 to 1914Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
4. HIST 3CWorld History from 1750 CE to the PresentOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
5. HIST 3AWorld History From Prehistory to 750 CENot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. HIST 3BWorld History from 750 CE to 1750 CENot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 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.

• HIST 010Recommended

  Introduction to World History to 1500

  • HIST 3B + HIST 3A

    World History from 750 CE to 1750 CE · World History From Prehistory to 750 CE

  • or
    HIST 3B + HIST 3C

    World History from 750 CE to 1750 CE · World History from 1750 CE to the Present

• HIST 030BRecommended

  Early Modern Europe

  • HIST 4C

    History of Western Civilization: 1789-Present

• HIST 010Recommended

  Introduction to World History to 1500

  • HIST 3B + HIST 3A

    World History from 750 CE to 1750 CE · World History From Prehistory to 750 CE

  • or
    HIST 3B + HIST 3C

    World History from 750 CE to 1750 CE · World History from 1750 CE to the Present

• HIST 016Recommended

  Forging of the United States, 1607-1877

  • HIST 17A + HIST 17B

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

• HIST 017Recommended

  Twentieth-Century America

  • HIST 17C + HIST 17B

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

• HIST 030BRecommended

  Early Modern Europe

  • HIST 4C

    History of Western Civilization: 1789-Present

• HIST 055ARecommended

  Arts of Asia

  • ART 2F

    Introduction to Asian Art

• 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

• UC-Transferable Courses in HistoryRecommendedCheck on ASSIST
  • HIST 3A

    World History From Prehistory to 750 CE

  • or
    HIST 3B

    World History from 750 CE to 1750 CE

  • or
    HIST 3C

    World History from 1750 CE to the Present

  • or
    HIST 4A

    History of Western Civilization to 800 CE

  • or
    HIST 4B

    History of Western Civilization: 700-1800

  • or
    HIST 4C

    History of Western Civilization: 1789-Present

  • or
    HIST 8

    History of Latin America

  • or
    HIST 10

    History of California: The Multicultural State

  • or
    HIST 17A

    History of the United States to 1815

  • or
    HIST 17B

    History of the United States from 1812 to 1914

  • or
    HIST 17C

    History of the United States from 1914 to the Present

  • or
    HIST 18

    Introduction to Middle Eastern Civilization

  • or
    HIST 20

    History of Russia & the Soviet Union

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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