Gender, Ethnicity and Multicultural Studies, B.A. - GEMS Option

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.

• 15Mapped preparation courses
• 10Scheduled Winter 2027
• 9With open seats reported
• 30Current 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: CETH 11, ICS 19, NAIS 11, NAIS 16, ASAM 1. 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. WMST 1Introduction to Women's StudiesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 120 seats reported this term.
2. AFAM 10An Introduction to African American StudiesOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
3. AFAM 11Sankofa: Roots of the African American ExperienceOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
4. ASAM 10Contemporary Asian American CommunitiesOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
5. CETH 10Introduction to Ethnic StudiesOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 440 seats reported this term.
6. CHLX 10Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx StudiesOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 200 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• EWS 1401

  Introduction to Ethnic Studies

  • CETH 10

    Introduction to Ethnic Studies

  • or
    CETH 11

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

  • or
    ICS 17

    Critical Consciousness and Social Change

  • or
    ICS 17H

    Critical Consciousness and Social Change - HONORS

  • or
    ICS 19

    Making a Difference: Transforming Relations of Nature, Community, and Power

• EWS 1450

  Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies

  • WMST 1

    Introduction to Women's Studies

• EWS 2031

  Native American Historical Experience

  • NAIS 11

    Ethnic Studies and Native American Contemporary Society

  • or
    NAIS 16

    California Native Americans

  • or
    NAIS 12

    Ethnic Studies and the Historical Experiences of Native Americans

• EWS 2041

  Asian American Historical Experience

  • ASAM 1

    Asian American Experiences Past to Present

  • or
    ASAM 10

    Contemporary Asian American Communities

• EWS 2011

  African American Historical Experience

  • AFAM 10

    An Introduction to African American Studies

  • or
    AFAM 11

    Sankofa: Roots of the African American Experience

• EWS 2021

  Latina and Latino American Historical Experience

  • CHLX 10

    Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies

  • or
    CHLX 11

    Chicanx Culture

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 Cal Poly Pomona majors from De Anza

• Aerospace EngineeringDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Agribusiness and Food Industry ManagementDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Agricultural ScienceDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Animal Health ScienceDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Animal Science, B.S. - Animal Science OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Animal Science, B.S. - Pre-Veterinary Science/Graduate School OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Anthropology, B.S. - Applied Anthropology OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Anthropology, B.S. - Archaeology OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona

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