SOCIOLOGY

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.

• 20Mapped preparation courses
• 13Scheduled Fall 2026
• 9With 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: COMM 17H, COMM 15H, ANTH 2H, STAT C1000H, MATH 23, SOC 29, SOC 20. 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.
   • 14 seats reported this term.
2. PSYC 8Introduction to Social PsychologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
3. SOC 1Introduction to SociologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 5 seats reported this term.
4. SOC 20Social ProblemsNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. ANTH 2Cultural AnthropologyOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 37 seats reported this term.
6. COMM 15Critical Decision-Making in GroupsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 19 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.

• COMS 213

  Organizational Communication

  • COMM 17

    Organizational Communication

  • or
    COMM 17H

    Organizational Communication - HONORS

• PSY 252

  Social Psychology

  • PSYC 8

    Introduction to Social Psychology

• COMS 217

  Small Group Communication

  • COMM 15

    Critical Decision-Making in Groups

  • or
    COMM 15H

    Critical Decision-Making in Groups - HONORS

• BUS 207

  Legal Responsibilities of Business

  • BUS 18

    Business Law I

• GEOG 150

  Human Geography

  • GEO 10

    World Regional Geography

  • or
    GEO 4

    Cultural Geography

• ANT 201

  Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2H

    Cultural Anthropology - HONORS

• STAT 217

  Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

  • or
    SOC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    PSYC 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

• SOC 216

  US Race and Ethnic Relations

  • SOC 29

    Sociology of Structural Racism in the United States

  • or
    CETH 10

    Introduction to Ethnic Studies

• SOC 111

  Social Problems

  • SOC 20

    Social Problems

• SOC 110

  Comparative Societies

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

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 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo majors from De Anza

• AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• BIOCHEMISTRYDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• CIVIL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• PHYSICSDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• RECREATION, PARKS AND TOURISM ADMINISTRATIONDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• LIBERAL STUDIESDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• BIORESOURCE AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• COMMUNICATION STUDIESDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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