American Studies

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.

• 31Mapped preparation courses
• 17Scheduled Fall 2026
• 10With open seats reported
• 69Current sections

Sections offered at De Anza College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

Not scheduled at De Anza College this term: AFAM 12B, AFAM 11, ASAM 1, ASAM 10, ASAM 21, CHLX 11, CHLX 35, CETH 11, INTL 5, POLS C1000, POLS C1000H, HIST 17AH, HIST 17BH, NAIS 11. 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. ANTH 4World PrehistoryOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 6 seats reported this term.
2. E S 6Introduction to Environmental LawOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 12 seats reported this term.
3. ESCI 1Environmental ScienceOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 92 seats reported this term.
4. ESCI 19Environmental BiologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 36 seats reported this term.
5. PHIL 49Women and PhilosophyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 14 seats reported this term.
6. SOC 1Introduction to SociologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 5 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what UC Berkeley requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• AMERSTD 10

  Introduction to American Studies

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• AFRICAM 5A

  African American Life and Culture in the United States

  • AFAM 12A

    African American History to 1865

  • or
    AFAM 12B

    African American History Since 1865

• AFRICAM 5B

  African American Life and Culture in the United States

  • AFAM 10

    An Introduction to African American Studies

  • or
    AFAM 11

    Sankofa: Roots of the African American Experience

• ASAMST 20A

  Introduction to the History of Asians in the United States

  • ASAM 1

    Asian American Experiences Past to Present

• ASAMST 20AC

  Asian American Communities and Race Relations

  • ASAM 10 + ASAM 11 + ASAM 21

    Contemporary Asian American Communities · Asian Americans and Racism · Asian Pacific Americans Make Culture

• CHICANO 20

  Introduction to Chicano Culture

  • CHLX 11

    Chicanx Culture

• CHICANO 40

  Introduction to Chicano Literature in English

  • CHLX 35

    Chicano/a, Latino/a Literature

• CHICANO 50

  Introduction to Chicano History

  • CHLX 12

    Chicanx and Latinx History

• ESPM C10

  Environmental Issues

  • ESCI 19

    Environmental Biology

• ESPM 15

  Introduction to Environmental Sciences

  • ESCI 1

    Environmental Science

• ETH STD 21AC

  A Comparative Survey of Racial and Ethnic Groups in the U.S.

  • CETH 11

    Race and Ethnicity: Belonging and Exclusion in the U.S.

• GEOG 20

  Globalization

  • INTL 5

    Contemporary Global Issues

• ANTHRO 2

  Introduction to Archaeology

  • ANTH 4

    World Prehistory

• ESPM 60

  Environmental Policy, Administration, and Law

  • E S 6

    Introduction to Environmental Law

• ETH STD 41AC

  A Comparative Survey of Protest Movement Since the 60's

  • POLI 16

    Grassroots Democracy: Social Movements Since the 1960s

• GWS 20

  Introduction to Feminist Theory

  • PHIL 49

    Women and Philosophy

• UGBA 10X

  Foundations of Business

  • BUS 10

    Introduction to Business

• POL SCI 1

  Introduction to American Politics

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

  • or
    POLS C1000H

    American Government and Politics - HONORS

• NATAMST 71

  Native Americans in North America to 1900

  • NAIS 12

    Ethnic Studies and the Historical Experiences of Native Americans

• HISTORY 7A

  The United States from Settlement to Civil War

  • HIST 17B + HIST 17A

    History of the United States from 1800 to 1900 · History of the United States to Early National Era

  • or
    HIST 17AH + HIST 17BH

    History of the United States to Early National Era - HONORS · History of the United States from 1800 to 1900 - HONORS

• MEDIAST 10

  Introduction to Media Studies

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• SOCIOL 1

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

• NATAMST 72

  Native Americans in North America 1900-Present

  • NAIS 11

    Ethnic Studies and Native American Contemporary Society

• HISTORY 7B

  The United States from Civil War to Present

  • HIST 17C + HIST 17B

    History of the United States From 1900 to the Present · History of the United States from 1800 to 1900

  • or
    HIST 17CH + HIST 17BH

    History of the United States From 1900 to the Present - HONORS · History of the United States from 1800 to 1900 - HONORS

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

Foothill 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 De Anza 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 Berkeley majors from De Anza

• Aerospace EngineeringDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• African American StudiesDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• AnalyticsDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Ancient Greek and Roman CivilizationsDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• ArchitectureDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Art (Practice of)De Anza → UC Berkeley
• Asian American and Asian Diaspora StudiesDe Anza → UC Berkeley

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