Journalism transfer requirements: De Anza College → San Francisco State University

These are the lower-division Journalism courses San Francisco State University expects you to finish before you transfer, taken from the 2025–26 ASSIST agreement, and matched to the De Anza College courses that satisfy each one.

Also searched as: SFSU, SF State.

3San Francisco State University requirements
3have a De Anza College match
2offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

San Francisco State University requirementDe Anza College course that satisfies it
JOUR 205 Social Impact of JournalismJOUR 2
JOUR 221 NewswritingJOUR 21B + JOUR 21A
JOUR 226 Introduction to Multimedia JournalismJOUR 90

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose De Anza College as your sending institution, San Francisco State University as the receiving institution, and Journalism as the major. ASSIST is the only official source, and agreements change between catalog years.

Which of these you can actually take in 2025–26

Matched against the official De Anza College schedule for 2026 Fall and 2027 Winter. Seat status changes daily — the planner shows the live figures.

CourseTermCRNInstructorStatus
JOUR 22026 Fall01324Gail McElroyWaitlist
JOUR 22026 Fall25567Gail McElroyOpen
JOUR 22027 Winter01162STAFF, MOpen
JOUR 22027 Winter31919STAFF, MOpen
JOUR 21A2027 Winter39242Betsy GebhartOpen
ASSIST is the official source for CSU articulation, but it tells you which courses count, not when they run or who teaches them. The planner puts both together and warns you about time conflicts.
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