Music transfer requirements: Foothill College → San José State University

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

Also searched as: SJSU, San Jose State.

10San José State University requirements
10have a Foothill College match
14offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

San José State University requirementFoothill College course that satisfies it
ENGL 1B Argument and AnalysisENGL C1003or ENGL C1003H
ENGL 2 Critical Thinking and WritingPHIL 1or ENGL C1003Hor ENGL C1001or ENGL C1001Hor ENGL C1003
MUSC 1A Music Theory IAMUS 3A
MUSC 4A Music Theory 4AMUS 3C
MUSC 19 Music in World CulturesMUS 8Hor MUS 8
MUSC 3A Music Theory IIIAMUS 3C
MUSC 25B Piano Proficiency IIMUS 12B + MUS 12C
MUSC 12 Baroque and Classical Music HistoryMUS 2A + MUS 2B
MUSC 25A Piano Proficiency IMUS 12A + MUS 12B
MUSC 2A Music Theory IIAMUS 3B

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose Foothill College as your sending institution, San José State University as the receiving institution, and Music 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 Foothill College schedule for 2026 Fall and 2027 Winter. Seat status changes daily — the planner shows the live figures.

CourseTermCRNInstructorStatus
ENGL C10032026 Fall20038Kella SvetichOpen
ENGL C10032026 Fall20305Kella SvetichOpen
ENGL C10032026 Fall21469Allison HermanWaitlist
ENGL C10032026 Fall20114Stephanie KingWaitlist
ENGL C1003H2026 Fall22068Amber La PianaOpen
ENGL C1003H2027 Winter31135Staff MOpen
PHIL 12026 Fall20620David HoekengaClosed
PHIL 12027 Winter30806Jason ChangClosed
ENGL C10012026 Fall20340Joel TomfohrClosed
ENGL C10012027 Winter30763Stephanie ChanClosed
ENGL C1001H2026 Fall21480Brian LewisOpen
ENGL C1001H2027 Winter32205Stephanie ChanOpen
MUS 3A2026 Fall20051Ahmed ElgasseirClosed
MUS 8H2026 Fall20054Milissa CareyOpen
MUS 82026 Fall20052Milissa CareyOpen
MUS 82026 Fall20646Milissa CareyWaitlist
MUS 82026 Fall22103Milissa CareyClosed
MUS 82027 Winter31368Milissa CareyClosed
MUS 12B2026 Fall20057Chia LinWaitlist
MUS 12B2027 Winter30720Chia LinOpen
MUS 12C2026 Fall20058Chia LinWaitlist
MUS 12C2027 Winter30721Chia LinOpen
MUS 2A2026 Fall20050Ahmed ElgasseirOpen
MUS 2A2026 Fall20591Ahmed ElgasseirWaitlist
MUS 2B2027 Winter30710Robert HartwellOpen
MUS 2B2027 Winter30711Robert HartwellClosed
MUS 12A2026 Fall20056Chia LinWaitlist
MUS 12A2027 Winter30719Chia LinOpen
MUS 3B2027 Winter30731Ahmed ElgasseirClosed
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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Music from Foothill College to other campuses

Same major from De Anza College → San José State University