SOCIOLOGY, Race and Racial Justice Emphasis

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.

• 17Mapped preparation courses
• 12Scheduled Winter 2027
• 12With open seats reported
• 113Current 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: SOC 29, 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. SOC 28Sociology of GenderOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 25 seats reported this term.
2. SOC 1Introduction to SociologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 280 seats reported this term.
3. SOC 14The Process of Social ResearchOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
4. SOC 15Statistics and Research Methods in Social ScienceOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
5. SOC 20Social ProblemsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
6. CETH 10Introduction to Ethnic StudiesOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 440 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.

• SOC 001Recommended

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

• SOC 060Recommended

  Introduction to Sociology of Gender

  • SOC 28

    Sociology of Gender

• SOC 030Recommended

  Social Inequality

  • CETH 10

    Introduction to Ethnic Studies

  • or
    SOC 28

    Sociology of Gender

• SOC 020Recommended

  Social Problems

  • SOC 20

    Social Problems

• SOC 015

  Sociological Research Methods

  • SOC 14

    The Process of Social Research

• SOC 010

  Statistics for Sociology

  • SOC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

• SOC 038

  Sociology of Race and Racism

  • CETH 10

    Introduction to Ethnic Studies

  • or
    SOC 29

    Sociology of Structural Racism in the United States

• 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

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

• 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
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Education EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced

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