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.

• 26Mapped preparation courses
• 15Scheduled Fall 2026
• 8With open seats reported
• 51Current 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: ANTH 2H, PSYC C1000, ICS 16A, HIST 6B, HIST 6BH, HIST 6AH, HIST 6CH, HIST 19B, HIST 7A, HIST 16A, HIST 16B. 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. GEO 10World Regional GeographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 2 seats reported this term.
2. HIST 7BModern Latin American HistoryOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 18 seats reported this term.
3. HUMI 20The Greek AchievementOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 31 seats reported this term.
4. POLI 2Comparative PoliticsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 12 seats reported this term.
5. SOC 1Introduction to SociologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 5 seats reported this term.
6. HIST 7AColonial Latin American HistoryNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 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 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.

• SOCIOL 1

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

• POL SCI 4

  Introduction to Political Theory

  • POLI 5

    Introduction to Political Thought and Theory

• ANTHRO 3

  Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2H

    Cultural Anthropology - HONORS

• POL SCI 2

  Introduction to Comparative Politics

  • POLI 2

    Comparative Politics

• GEOG 10AC

  Worldlings: Regions, Peoples, and States

  • GEO 10

    World Regional Geography

• PSYCH 1

  General Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

• ECON 1

  Introduction to Economics

  • ECON 2 + ECON 1

    Principles of Microeconomics · Principles of Macroeconomics

  • or
    ECON 2H + ECON 1H

    Principles of Microeconomics - HONORS · Principles of Macroeconomics - HONORS

• ECON 2

  Introduction to Economics, Lecture Format

  No Course Articulated

• POL SCI 5

  Introduction to International Relations

  • POLI 3

    International Relations

• AGRS 10ACheck on ASSIST

  Introduction to Ancient Greece

  • HUMI 20

    The Greek Achievement

• AFRICAM 4ACheck on ASSIST

  Africa: History and Culture

  • ICS 16A

    History of Africa to 1800

• HISTORY 4BCheck on ASSIST

  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 5Check on ASSIST

  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

• 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 10Check on ASSIST

  African History

  • HIST 16A

    History of Africa to 1800

  • or
    HIST 16B

    History of Africa From 1800 to the Present

• HISTORY 14Check on ASSIST

  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)

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
• 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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