Political Science

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.

• 24Mapped preparation courses
• 10Scheduled Winter 2027
• 10With open seats reported
• 24Current 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: HIST 6BH, HIST 6AH, HIST 6C, HIST 6CH, HIST 19A, HIST 19B, HIST 17AH, HIST 17BH, HIST 17CH, HIST 7B, HIST 16A, HIST 16B, POLS C1000, POLS C1000H. 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. CIS 11Foundations of Data Science for AllOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 70 seats reported this term.
2. HIST 7AColonial Latin American HistoryOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
3. POLI 2Comparative PoliticsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
4. POLI 3International RelationsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
5. POLI 5Introduction to Political Thought and TheoryOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
6. HIST 7BModern 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.

• POL SCI 3

  Introduction to Empirical Analysis and Quantitative Methods

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• DATA C8

  Foundations of Data Science

  • CIS 11

    Foundations of Data Science for All

• POL SCI 88

  The Scientific Study of Politics

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• HISTORY 4BRecommended

  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 5Recommended

  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 6ARecommended

  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 7ARecommended

  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

• HISTORY 7BRecommended

  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

• HISTORY 8ARecommended

  Becoming Latin America, 1492 to 1824

  • HIST 7A

    Colonial Latin American History

• HISTORY 8BRecommended

  Modern Latin America

  • HIST 7B

    Modern Latin American History

• HISTORY 10Recommended

  African History

  • HIST 16A

    History of Africa to 1800

  • or
    HIST 16B

    History of Africa From 1800 to the Present

• HISTORY 14Recommended

  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)

• POL SCI 1

  Introduction to American Politics

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

  • or
    POLS C1000H

    American Government and Politics - HONORS

• POL SCI 4

  Introduction to Political Theory

  • POLI 5

    Introduction to Political Thought and Theory

• POL SCI 5

  Introduction to International Relations

  • POLI 3

    International Relations

• POL SCI 2

  Introduction to Comparative Politics

  • POLI 2

    Comparative Politics

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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