Language 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.

• 32Mapped preparation courses
• 21Scheduled Fall 2026
• 14With 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: PHIL 7, PHIL 7H, MAND 3, FREN 3, FREN 2, GERM 3, GERM 2, JAPN 2, JAPN 3, KORE 2, 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. ANTH 6Linguistic AnthropologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 9 seats reported this term.
2. LING 1Introduction to LinguisticsWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. CIS 41APython ProgrammingOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 20 seats reported this term.
4. FREN 1Elementary French (First Quarter)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 16 seats reported this term.
5. GERM 1Elementary German (First Quarter)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 21 seats reported this term.
6. JAPN 1Elementary Japanese (First Quarter)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 20 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.

• LSCI 68

  Introduction to Language and Culture

  • ANTH 6

    Linguistic Anthropology

• LSCI 43

  Introduction to Symbolic Logic

  • PHIL 7

    Deductive Logic

  • or
    PHIL 7H

    Deductive Logic - HONORS

• LSCI 3

  Introduction to Linguistics

  • LING 1

    Introduction to Linguistics

• 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

• CHINESE 1C

  Fundamental Mandarin Chinese

  • MAND 2 + MAND 1 + MAND 3

    Elementary Mandarin (Second Quarter) · Elementary Mandarin (First Quarter) · Elementary Mandarin (Third Quarter)

• FRENCH 1C

  Fundamentals of French

  • FREN 3 + FREN 1 + FREN 2

    Elementary French (Third Quarter) · Elementary French (First Quarter) · Elementary French (Second Quarter)

• GERMAN 1C

  Fundamentals of German

  • GERM 1 + GERM 3 + GERM 2

    Elementary German (First Quarter) · Elementary German (Third Quarter) · Elementary German (Second Quarter)

• JAPANSE 1C

  Fundamental Japanese

  • JAPN 2 + JAPN 3 + JAPN 1

    Elementary Japanese (Second Quarter) · Elementary Japanese (Third Quarter) · Elementary Japanese (First Quarter)

• KOREAN 1C

  Fundamentals of Korean

  • KORE 2 + KORE 1 + KORE 3

    Elementary Korean (Second Quarter) · Elementary Korean (First Quarter) · Elementary Korean (Third Quarter)

• SPANISH 1C

  Fundamentals of Spanish

  • SPAN 1 + SPAN 3 + SPAN 2

    Elementary Spanish (First Quarter) · Elementary Spanish (Third Quarter) · Elementary Spanish (Second Quarter)

• 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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