International Studies

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.

• 25Mapped preparation courses
• 19Scheduled Fall 2026
• 10With open seats reported
• 111Current 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: JAPN 5, SPAN 5, MAND 5, HIST 3CH, ANTH 2H, STAT C1000H. 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. GEO 10World Regional GeographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 2 seats reported this term.
2. POLI 2Comparative PoliticsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 12 seats reported this term.
3. JAPN 5Intermediate Japanese (Second Quarter)Not currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. MAND 5Intermediate Mandarin (Second Quarter)Not 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. POLI 3International RelationsFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. SOC 5Sociology of Globalization and Social ChangeWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• GERMAN 2B

  Intermediate German

  No Course Articulated

• JAPANSE 2B

  Intermediate Japanese

  • JAPN 5

    Intermediate Japanese (Second Quarter)

• SPANISH 2B

  Intermediate Spanish

  • SPAN 5

    Intermediate Spanish (Second Quarter)

• FRENCH 2B

  Intermediate French

  No Course Articulated

• CHINESE 2B

  Intermediate Mandarin Chinese

  • MAND 5

    Intermediate Mandarin (Second Quarter)

• SOC SCI 3A

  Computer-Based Research in the Social Sciences

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• I&C SCI 31

  Introduction to Programming

  • CIS 40 + CIS 41A

    Introduction to Programming in Python · Python Programming

• INTL ST 14

  Introduction to International Relations

  • POLI 3

    International Relations

• SOCIOL 2

  Global and International Sociology

  • SOC 5

    Sociology of Globalization and Social Change

• POL SCI 51A

  Introduction to Politics Around the World

  • POLI 2

    Comparative Politics

• HISTORY 21C

  World: Wars and Rights

  • HIST 3C

    World History from 1750 CE to the Present

  • or
    HIST 3CH

    World History from 1750 CE to the Present - Honors

• ANTHRO 2A

  Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2H

    Cultural Anthropology - HONORS

• HISTORY 21A

  World: Innovations

  • HIST 3A

    World History from Prehistory to 750 CE

  • or
    HIST 3AH

    World History from Prehistory to 750 CE - HONORS

• SOC SCI 5D

  U.S. and World Geography

  • GEO 10

    World Regional Geography

• HISTORY 21B

  World: Empires and Revolutions

  • HIST 3B

    World History from 750 to 1750 CE

  • or
    HIST 3BH

    World History from 750 to 1750 CE - HONORS

• School of Social Sciences Math RequirementCheck on ASSIST
  • MATH 1AH + MATH 1A + MATH 12 + MATH 1B + MATH 1BH +

    Calculus I - HONORS · Calculus I · Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Science · Calculus II · Calculus II - HONORS

  • or
    STAT C1000 + STAT C1000H + PSYC 15

    Introduction to Statistics · Introduction to Statistics - HONORS · Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

• SOC SCI 10A + SOC SCI 10B + SOC SCI 10C

  Probability and Statistics in the Social Sciences I

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

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 Irvine majors from De Anza

• Accounting (Minor in)De Anza → UC Irvine
• Aerospace EngineeringDe Anza → UC Irvine
• African American StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Applied PhysicsDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Applied and Computational MathematicsDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Art HistoryDe Anza → UC Irvine
• ArtDe Anza → UC Irvine

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