LITERATURES IN ENGLISH, Literature and the Environment 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.

• 41Mapped preparation courses
• 14Scheduled Fall 2026
• 7With open seats reported
• 61Current 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 45BH, ENGL 45B, THTR 43A, ENGL 10A, ENGL 22, ENGL 5, ENGL 17, ENGL 8, ENGL 12, ENGL 31, ENGL C1000H, ENGL C1001H, ENGL 16, ENGL 7, ENGL 14, ENGL 18B, ENGL 24, ENGL 27G, ENGL 34C, ENGL 37, ENGL 38, ENGL 40, ENGL 43A, ENGL 43AH, ENGL 43B, ENGL 43BH, ENGL 49. 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 10ALiterature & the EnvironmentNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 4 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
2. ENGL 22Women WritersNot 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.
3. ENGL 5Loud & Queer- Literature of Sexual/Gender IdentityNot 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.
4. ENGL 12African American LiteratureNot 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.
5. ENGL 16Introduction to LiteratureNot 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. ENGL 17Introduction to ShakespeareNot 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.

• ENG 054Recommended

  Introduction to the American Novel

  • ENGL 45A

    Survey of American Literature I: Beginnings to 1865

  • or
    ENGL 45AH

    Honors Survey of American Literature I: Beginnings to 1865

  • or
    ENGL 45BH

    Honors Survey of American Literature II: 1865 to the Present

  • or
    ENGL 45B

    Survey of American Literature II: 1865 to the Present

• ENG 056Recommended

  Introduction to World Drama

  • THTR 43A

    Script Analysis

• ENG 057Recommended

  Introduction to Poetry

  • ENGL 11

    Introduction to Poetry

  • or
    ENGL 11H

    Honors Introduction to Poetry

• ENG 058Recommended

  Literature of the Natural Environment

  • ENGL 10A

    Literature & the Environment

• ENG 062Recommended

  Literature and Gender

  • ENGL 22

    Women Writers

• ENG 064Recommended

  LGBT Fiction

  • ENGL 5

    Loud & Queer- Literature of Sexual/Gender Identity

• ENG 011Recommended

  Introduction to World Literature in English

  No Course Articulated

• ENG 012Recommended

  Introduction to Drama, Theatre, and Performance

  • THTR 1

    Introduction to Theatre

• ENG 020Recommended

  Introduction to Shakespeare

  • ENGL 17

    Introduction to Shakespeare

• ENG 030Recommended

  Children’s Literature

  • ENGL 8

    Children's Literature

• ENG 031Recommended

  Black Literatures, Black Lives

  • ENGL 12

    African American Literature

• ENG 032Recommended

  Introduction to Chicano/a Culture & Experiences

  • ENGL 31

    Latino/a Literature

  • or
    ETHN 3

    Introduction to Latinx Studies

• ENG 054Recommended

  Introduction to the American Novel

  • ENGL 45A

    Survey of American Literature I: Beginnings to 1865

  • or
    ENGL 45AH

    Honors Survey of American Literature I: Beginnings to 1865

  • or
    ENGL 45BH

    Honors Survey of American Literature II: 1865 to the Present

  • or
    ENGL 45B

    Survey of American Literature II: 1865 to the Present

• ENG 056Recommended

  Introduction to World Drama

  • THTR 43A

    Script Analysis

• ENG 057Recommended

  Introduction to Poetry

  • ENGL 11

    Introduction to Poetry

  • or
    ENGL 11H

    Honors Introduction to Poetry

• ENG 058Recommended

  Literature of the Natural Environment

  • ENGL 10A

    Literature & the Environment

• ENG 062Recommended

  Literature and Gender

  • ENGL 22

    Women Writers

• ENG 064Recommended

  LGBT Fiction

  • ENGL 5

    Loud & Queer- Literature of Sexual/Gender Identity

• WRI 025Recommended

  Introduction to Creative Writing

  • CRWR 6

    Introduction to Creative Writing

• ENG 058

  Literature of the Natural Environment

  • ENGL 10A

    Literature & the Environment

• 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

• ENG 010Recommended

  Foundations of Literary Studies

  • ENGL 16

    Introduction to Literature

• UC-Transferable Courses in English, Literature or English LiteratureCheck on ASSIST
  • ENGL 5

    Loud & Queer- Literature of Sexual/Gender Identity

  • or
    ENGL 7

    Native American Literature

  • or
    ENGL 8

    Children's Literature

  • or
    ENGL 10A

    Literature & the Environment

  • or
    ENGL 11

    Introduction to Poetry

  • or
    ENGL 11H

    Honors Introduction to Poetry

  • or
    ENGL 12

    African American Literature

  • or
    ENGL 12A

    All Power to the People: Literature of the Black Panther Party

  • or
    ENGL 14

    Traveling the World Through Contemporary Literature

  • or
    ENGL 16

    Introduction to Literature

  • or
    ENGL 17

    Introduction to Shakespeare

  • or
    ENGL 18B

    Gothic & Horror Literature

  • or
    ENGL 22

    Women Writers

  • or
    ENGL 24

    Unmasking Comics: The Dawn of the Graphic Novel

  • or
    ENGL 27G

    Detective & Mystery Fiction

  • or
    ENGL 31

    Latino/a Literature

  • or
    ENGL 34C

    Literature into Film

  • or
    ENGL 37

    Science Fiction Literature: Reimagineering Reality

  • or
    ENGL 38

    Literature of Protest

  • or
    ENGL 40

    Asian American Literature

  • or
    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

  • or
    ENGL 43B

    Survey of British Literature II: the Romantic Period to the Present

  • or
    ENGL 43BH

    Honors Survey of British Literature II: The Romantic Period to the Present

  • or
    ENGL 45A

    Survey of American Literature I: Beginnings to 1865

  • or
    ENGL 45AH

    Honors Survey of American Literature I: Beginnings to 1865

  • or
    ENGL 45B

    Survey of American Literature II: 1865 to the Present

  • or
    ENGL 45BH

    Honors Survey of American Literature II: 1865 to the Present

  • or
    ENGL 49

    CALIFORNIA LITERATURE: GOLDEN STATE CULTURES, GEOGRAPHIES, AND HISTORIES

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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