Political 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.

• 61Mapped preparation courses
• 44Scheduled Winter 2027
• 42With open seats reported
• 182Current 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: POLS C1000, POLS C1000H, ANTH 1H, ANTH 2H, ANTH 6, CETH 11, ASAM 1, CHLX 12, ICS 37, NAIS 11, NAIS 16, SOC 5, INTL 33, PSYC C1000, MATH 1AH, MATH 1BH, 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. POLI 2Comparative PoliticsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
2. POLI 3International RelationsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
3. POLI 5Introduction to Political Thought and TheoryOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
4. POLS C1000American Government and PoliticsNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. POLI 15Grassroots Democracy: Race, Politics and the American PromiseOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 20 seats reported this term.
6. POLI 16Grassroots Democracy: Social Movements Since the 1960sOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 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.

• I&C SCI 31

  Introduction to Programming

  • CIS 40 + CIS 41A

    Introduction to Programming in Python · Python Programming

• SOC SCI 3A

  Computer-Based Research in the Social Sciences

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• POL SCI 21A

  Introduction to American Government

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

  • or
    POLS C1000H

    American Government and Politics - HONORS

• POL SCI 51A

  Introduction to Politics Around the World

  • POLI 2

    Comparative Politics

• POL SCI 31A

  Introduction to Political Theory

  • POLI 5

    Introduction to Political Thought and Theory

• POL SCI 61A

  Introduction to Race and Ethnicity in Political Science

  • ICS 25

    Grassroots Democracy: Race, Politics and the American Promise

  • or
    ICS 36

    Grassroots Democracy: Social Movements Since the 1960s

• POL SCI 41A

  Introduction to International Relations

  • POLI 3

    International Relations

• Political Science or other Social Science disciplineCheck on ASSIST
  • ANTH 1

    Physical Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 1H

    Physical Anthropology - HONORS

  • or
    ANTH 2

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2H

    Cultural Anthropology - HONORS

  • or
    ANTH 4

    World Prehistory

  • or
    ANTH 6

    Linguistic Anthropology

  • or
    PSYC 10G

    Child Development (The Early Years)

  • or
    C D 10H

    Child Growth and Development (Middle Childhood and Adolescence)

  • or
    ECON 1

    Principles of Macroeconomics

  • or
    ECON 1H

    Principles of Macroeconomics - HONORS

  • or
    ECON 2

    Principles of Microeconomics

  • or
    ECON 2H

    Principles of Microeconomics - HONORS

  • or
    GEO 1

    Physical Geography

  • or
    GEO 4

    Cultural Geography

  • or
    GEO 10

    World Regional Geography

  • or
    CETH 10

    Introduction to Ethnic Studies

  • or
    CETH 11

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

  • or
    ASAM 1

    Asian American Experiences Past to Present

  • or
    ASAM 10

    Contemporary Asian American Communities

  • or
    POLI 15

    Grassroots Democracy: Race, Politics and the American Promise

  • or
    CHLX 10

    Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies

  • or
    CHLX 11

    Chicanx Culture

  • or
    CHLX 12

    Chicanx and Latinx History

  • or
    POLI 16

    Grassroots Democracy: Social Movements Since the 1960s

  • or
    ICS 37

    Ancient Peoples of Mesoamerica

  • or
    NAIS 11

    Ethnic Studies and Native American Contemporary Society

  • or
    NAIS 16

    California Native Americans

  • or
    INTL 5

    Contemporary Global Issues

  • or
    SOC 5

    Sociology of Globalization and Social Change

  • or
    INTL 33

    Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies

  • or
    LING 1

    Introduction to Linguistics

  • or
    POLI 15

    Grassroots Democracy: Race, Politics and the American Promise

  • or
    POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

  • or
    POLI 16

    Grassroots Democracy: Social Movements Since the 1960s

  • or
    POLI 2

    Comparative Politics

  • or
    PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

  • or
    POLI 3

    International Relations

  • or
    PSYC 3

    An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

  • or
    POLI 5

    Introduction to Political Thought and Theory

  • or
    PSYC 4

    Abnormal Psychology

  • or
    PSYC 5

    Introduction to Theories of Personality

  • or
    PSYC 8

    Introduction to Social Psychology

  • or
    PSYC 10G

    Child Development (The Early Years)

  • or
    C D 10H

    Child Growth and Development (Middle Childhood and Adolescence)

  • or
    PSYC 14

    Developmental Aspects of Psychology

  • or
    PSYC 12

    Psychology of Gender

  • or
    PSYC 24

    Introduction to Psychobiology

  • or
    SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

  • or
    SOC 20

    Social Problems

  • or
    SOC 35

    Marriage, Family, and Intimate Relationships

  • or
    WMST 28

    Sociology of Gender

  • or
    WMST 8

    Women of Color in the USA

• 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

• Political Science not already usedCheck on ASSIST
  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

  • or
    POLI 2

    Comparative Politics

  • or
    POLI 3

    International Relations

  • or
    POLI 5

    Introduction to Political Thought and Theory

  • or
    POLI 15

    Grassroots Democracy: Race, Politics and the American Promise

  • or
    POLI 16

    Grassroots Democracy: Social Movements Since the 1960s

• 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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