Interdisciplinary Studies Field Major

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.

• 48Mapped preparation courses
• 24Scheduled Winter 2027
• 22With open seats reported
• 80Current 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: PSYC C1000, ANTH 2H, ELIT 48A, ELIT 46BH, ELIT 48AH, ELIT 48C, ELIT 46C, ELIT 48BH, ELIT 46CH, ELIT 48CH, POLS C1000, POLS C1000H, HIST 6BH, HIST 6AH, HIST 6C, HIST 6CH, ICS 16A, HIST 19A, HIST 19B, HIST 7B, HIST 16A, HIST 16B, HIST 17AH, HIST 17BH. 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. CETH 10Introduction to Ethnic StudiesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 440 seats reported this term.
2. COMM 20Performance StudiesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 30 seats reported this term.
3. ESCI 1Environmental ScienceOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 400 seats reported this term.
4. GEO 10World Regional GeographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
5. HIST 7AColonial Latin American HistoryOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
6. HUMI 20The Greek AchievementOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 35 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.

• POL SCI 4

  Introduction to Political Theory

  • POLI 5

    Introduction to Political Thought and Theory

• POL SCI 2

  Introduction to Comparative Politics

  • POLI 2

    Comparative Politics

• PSYCH 1

  General Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

• POL SCI 5

  Introduction to International Relations

  • POLI 3

    International Relations

• ANTHRO 3

  Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2H

    Cultural Anthropology - HONORS

• ECON 1

  Introduction to Economics

  • ECON C2001 + ECON C2002

    Principles of Microeconomics · Principles of Macroeconomics

  • or
    ECON C2001H + ECON C2002H

    Principles of Microeconomics - HONORS · Principles of Macroeconomics - HONORS

• ECON 2

  Introduction to Economics, Lecture Format

  No Course Articulated

• GEOG 10AC

  Worldlings: Regions, Peoples, and States

  • GEO 10

    World Regional Geography

• SOCIOL 1

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

• ENGLISH 45B

  Literature in English (Late 17th through the mid-19th Century)

  • ELIT 48A + ELIT 46B

    Major American Writers (Colonial and Romantic, 1620-1865) · Major British Writers (Neo-Classical and Romantic)

  • or
    ELIT 46BH + ELIT 48AH

    Major British Writers (Neo-Classical and Romantic) - HONORS · Major American Writers (Colonial to Romantic, 1620-1865) - HONORS

• ENGLISH 45C

  Literature in English (Mid-19th through the 20th Century)

  • ELIT 48C + ELIT 46C + ELIT 48B

    Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914 - The Present) · Major British Writers (Victorian and Modern) · Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914)

  • or
    ELIT 48BH + ELIT 46CH + ELIT 48CH

    Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914) - HONORS · Major British Writers (Victorian and Modern) - HONORS · Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914-the Present) - HONORS

• ESPM 15

  Introduction to Environmental Sciences

  • ESCI 1

    Environmental Science

• ETH STD 11AC

  Introduction to Ethnic Studies

  • CETH 10

    Introduction to Ethnic Studies

• GEOG 20

  Globalization

  • INTL 5

    Contemporary Global Issues

• GEOG C32

  Introduction to Global Studies

  No Course Articulated

• GWS 10

  Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies

  • WMST 1

    Introduction to Women's Studies

• POL SCI 1

  Introduction to American Politics

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

  • or
    POLS C1000H

    American Government and Politics - HONORS

• THEATER 26

  Introduction to Performance Studies

  • COMM 20

    Performance Studies

• AGRS 10A

  Introduction to Ancient Greece

  • HUMI 20

    The Greek Achievement

• HISTORY 4B

  Medieval Europe

  • HIST 6A + HIST 6B

    History of Western Civilization: Pre-History to 750 C.E. · History of Western Civilization: 750 C.E. to 1750 C.E.

  • or
    HIST 6BH + HIST 6AH

    History of Western Civilization: 750 C.E. to 1750 C.E. - HONORS · History of Western Civilization: Pre-History to 750 C.E. - HONORS

• HISTORY 5

  European Civilization From the Renaissance to the Present

  • HIST 6C + HIST 6B

    History of Western Civilization: 1750 C.E. to Present · History of Western Civilization: 750 C.E. to 1750 C.E.

  • or
    HIST 6CH + HIST 6BH

    History of Western Civilization: 1750 C.E. to Present - HONORS · History of Western Civilization: 750 C.E. to 1750 C.E. - HONORS

• AFRICAM 4A

  Africa: History and Culture

  • ICS 16A

    History of Africa to 1800

• HISTORY 6A

  History of China: Origins to the Mongol Conquest

  • HIST 19A

    History of Asian Civilization: China and Japan (to the 19th Century)

  • or
    HIST 19B

    History of Asian Civilization: China and Japan (19th - 21st Centuries)

• HISTORY 8A

  Becoming Latin America, 1492 to 1824

  • HIST 7A

    Colonial Latin American History

• HISTORY 8B

  Modern Latin America

  • HIST 7B

    Modern Latin American History

• HISTORY 10

  African History

  • HIST 16A

    History of Africa to 1800

  • or
    HIST 16B

    History of Africa From 1800 to the Present

• HISTORY 14

  Introduction to the History of Japan

  • HIST 19A

    History of Asian Civilization: China and Japan (to the 19th Century)

  • or
    HIST 19B

    History of Asian Civilization: China and Japan (19th - 21st Centuries)

• GLOBAL 45

  Survey of World History

  No Course Articulated

• 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

• NATAMST 71

  Native Americans in North America to 1900

  • NAIS 12

    Ethnic Studies and the Historical Experiences of Native Americans

Agreement year 2026-27, 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
• 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

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