COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA, Media Production Emphasis, B.A. (Transfer Starting Fall 2026)

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 Winter 2027
• 15With open seats reported
• 157Current 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 C1000H, COMM 10H, COMM 8H, COMM 16H, COMM 15H, ELIT 41, CETH 11, ENGL C1000H, COMM 9H, EWRT 1C, ENGL C1001H. 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. AFAM 10An Introduction to African American StudiesOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
2. CETH 10Introduction to Ethnic StudiesOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 440 seats reported this term.
3. CHLX 10Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx StudiesOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 200 seats reported this term.
4. COMM 10Fundamentals of Oral CommunicationOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 300 seats reported this term.
5. COMM 15Critical Decision-Making in GroupsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 60 seats reported this term.
6. COMM 16Interpersonal CommunicationOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 70 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• COMM 001

  Speech Traditions

  • COMM C1000

    Introduction to Public Speaking

  • or
    COMM C1000H

    Introduction to Public Speaking - Honors

  • or
    COMM 10

    Fundamentals of Oral Communication

  • or
    COMM 10H

    Fundamentals of Oral Communication - HONORS

• COMM 002

  Argument and Debate

  • COMM 8

    Argumentation and Critical Inquiry in Oral Communication

  • or
    COMM 8H

    Argumentation and Critical Inquiry in Oral Communication - HONORS

• COMM 003

  Interpersonal Communication

  • COMM 16

    Interpersonal Communication

  • or
    COMM 16H

    Interpersonal Communication - HONORS

• COMM 004

  Small Group Communication

  • COMM 15

    Critical Decision-Making in Groups

  • or
    COMM 15H

    Critical Decision-Making in Groups - HONORS

• CRES 001

  Introduction to Critical Race and Ethnic Studies

  • AFAM 10

    An Introduction to African American Studies

  • or
    CHLX 10

    Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies

  • or
    ELIT 41

    Ethnic Literature of the United States

  • or
    CETH 10

    Introduction to Ethnic Studies

  • or
    CETH 11

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

  • or
    ICS 25

    Grassroots Democracy: Race, Politics and the American Promise

• WRI 001

  Academic Writing

  • ESL 5

    Advanced Composition and Reading

  • or
    ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - HONORS

• WRI 010

  College Reading and Composition

  • COMM 9

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication

  • or
    COMM 9H

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication - HONORS

  • or
    EWRT 1B

    Reading, Writing and Research

  • or
    EWRT 1C

    Literature and Composition

  • or
    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - HONORS

  • or
    PHIL 3

    Critical Thinking and Writing

• CRES 001Recommended

  Introduction to Critical Race and Ethnic Studies

  • AFAM 10

    An Introduction to African American Studies

  • or
    CHLX 10

    Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies

  • or
    ELIT 41

    Ethnic Literature of the United States

  • or
    CETH 10

    Introduction to Ethnic Studies

  • or
    CETH 11

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

  • or
    ICS 25

    Grassroots Democracy: Race, Politics and the American Promise

• COMM 001Recommended

  Speech Traditions

  • COMM C1000

    Introduction to Public Speaking

  • or
    COMM C1000H

    Introduction to Public Speaking - Honors

  • or
    COMM 10

    Fundamentals of Oral Communication

  • or
    COMM 10H

    Fundamentals of Oral Communication - HONORS

• COMM 002Recommended

  Argument and Debate

  • COMM 8

    Argumentation and Critical Inquiry in Oral Communication

  • or
    COMM 8H

    Argumentation and Critical Inquiry in Oral Communication - HONORS

• COMM 003Recommended

  Interpersonal Communication

  • COMM 16

    Interpersonal Communication

  • or
    COMM 16H

    Interpersonal Communication - HONORS

• COMM 004Recommended

  Small Group Communication

  • COMM 15

    Critical Decision-Making in Groups

  • or
    COMM 15H

    Critical Decision-Making in Groups - HONORS

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 Merced majors from De Anza

• SOCIOLOGY, Race and Racial Justice EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• ACCOUNTING, B.S. (*Updated* - Transfer Starting Spring 2027)De Anza → UC Merced
• AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGDe Anza → UC Merced
• ANTHROPOLOGYDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computational Biology EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computational and Data Sciences EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computer Science EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Economics EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced

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