American Literature and Culture

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.

• 15Mapped preparation courses
• 7Scheduled Fall 2026
• 2With open seats reported
• 55Current 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 5, ENGL 7, ENGL 12, ENGL 22, ENGL 31, ENGL 40, ENGL 45BH, ENGL 45B. 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
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 67 seats reported this term.
2. ESLL 26Advanced Composition & ReadingOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 3 seats reported this term.
3. ENGL 12African American LiteratureNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. ENGL 22Women WritersNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. ENGL 31Latino/a LiteratureNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. ENGL 40Asian American LiteratureNot 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 UCLA requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• ENGCOMP 3

  English Composition, Rhetoric, and Language

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ESLL 26

    Advanced Composition & Reading

• ENGL 4WCheck on ASSIST

  Critical Reading and Writing

  • ENGL 1B

    Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking Through Literature

• ENGL 87

  Topics in American Cultures

  • ENGL 5

    Loud & Queer- Literature of Sexual/Gender Identity

  • or
    ENGL 7

    Native American Literature

  • or
    ENGL 12

    African American Literature

  • or
    ENGL 22

    Women Writers

  • or
    ENGL 31

    Latino/a Literature

  • or
    ENGL 40

    Asian American Literature

• ENGL 11

  Introduction to American Cultures

  • ENGL 45A + ENGL 45AH

    Survey of American Literature I: Beginnings to 1865 · Honors Survey of American Literature I: Beginnings to 1865

  • or
    ENGL 45BH + ENGL 45B

    Honors Survey of American Literature II: 1865 to the Present · Survey of American Literature II: 1865 to the Present

• Approved Foreign Literature in translation courses
  • HUMN 3

    World Myths in Literature Arts & Film

  • or
    HUMN 3H

    Honors World Myths in Literature Arts & Film

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 UCLA majors from Foothill

• Aerospace EngineeringFoothill → UCLA
• African American StudiesFoothill → UCLA
• African and Middle Eastern StudiesFoothill → UCLA
• American Indian StudiesFoothill → UCLA
• Ancient Near East and EgyptologyFoothill → UCLA
• AnthropologyFoothill → UCLA
• AnthropologyFoothill → UCLA
• Applied LinguisticsFoothill → UCLA

Common questions