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.

• 37Mapped preparation courses
• 26Scheduled Winter 2027
• 26With 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: POLS C1000, POLS C1000H, AFAM 12A, HIST 17AH, HIST 17BH, HIST 17CH, STAT C1000H, POLI 20, HIST 3CH, ANTH 2H, HIST 3BH. 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. BUS 18Business Law IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 280 seats reported this term.
2. POLI 2Comparative PoliticsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
3. POLI 3International RelationsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
4. POLI 5Introduction to Political Thought and TheoryOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
5. SOC 1Introduction to SociologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 280 seats reported this term.
6. ADMJ 1Introduction to Administration of JusticeOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 60 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 San Luis Obispo requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• POLS 2245

  Judicial Process

  • ADMJ 1

    Introduction to Administration of Justice

  • or
    ADMJ 3

    Concepts of Criminal Law

  • or
    ADMJ 75

    Principles and Procedures of the Justice System

  • or
    PARA 3

    Concepts of Criminal Law

  • or
    PARA 75

    Principles and Procedures of the Justice System

  • or
    POLI 10

    Introduction to Administration of Justice

  • or
    POLI 13

    Concepts of Criminal Law

  • or
    POLI 75

    Principles and Procedures of the Justice System

• BUS 2207

  Legal Responsibilities of Business

  • BUS 18

    Business Law I

• POLS 2225

  Introduction to International Relations

  • POLI 3

    International Relations

• POLS 2229

  Introduction to Comparative Politics

  • POLI 2

    Comparative Politics

• POLS 2230

  Basic Concepts of Political Thought

  • POLI 5

    Introduction to Political Thought and Theory

• POLS 1112

  U.S. and California Government

  • POLS C1000 + POLS C1000H + AFAM 12A + AFAM 12B + HIST 17A + HIST 17AH + HIST 17B + HIST 17BH + HIST 17C + HIST 17CH

    American Government and Politics · American Government and Politics - HONORS · African American History of the U.S. to Reconstruction · African American History Since Reconstruction · History of the United States to Early National Era · History of the United States to Early National Era - HONORS · History of the United States from 1800 to 1900 · History of the United States from 1800 to 1900 - HONORS · History of the United States From 1900 to the Present · History of the United States From 1900 to the Present - HONORS

• STAT 1110

  Applied Statistical Concepts and Methods

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

  • or
    PSYC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    SOC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    MATH 23

    Engineering Statistics

  • or
    POLI 20

    Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

• HIST 2223

  World History since 1500

  • HIST 3C

    World History from 1750 CE to the Present

  • or
    HIST 3CH

    World History from 1750 CE to the Present - Honors

• ANT 2201

  Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2H

    Cultural Anthropology - HONORS

• HIST 2222

  World History to 1500

  • HIST 3B

    World History from 750 to 1750 CE

  • or
    HIST 3BH

    World History from 750 to 1750 CE - HONORS

• SOC 1110

  Comparative Societies

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

• GEOG 1150

  Human Geography

  • GEO 10

    World Regional Geography

  • or
    GEO 4

    Cultural Geography

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 San Luis Obispo majors from De Anza

• AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• AGRICULTURAL SCIENCEDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENTDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ANIMAL SCIENCEDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ANTHROPOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHYDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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