Sociology

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.

• 57Mapped preparation courses
• 41Scheduled Winter 2027
• 41With open seats reported
• 159Current 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 5, MATH 1AH, MATH 1BH, STAT C1000H, ASAM 1, ASAM 12, ASAM 21, ASAM 30, CETH 11, CHLX 12, ICS 37, INTL 8, NAIS 11, NAIS 14, NAIS 16, POLS C1000. 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. CETH 10Introduction to Ethnic StudiesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 440 seats reported this term.
2. PSYC 8Introduction to Social PsychologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 120 seats reported this term.
3. SOC 35Marriage, Family, and Intimate RelationshipsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
4. SOC 5Sociology of Globalization and Social ChangeNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. SOC 1Introduction to SociologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 280 seats reported this term.
6. SOC 20Social ProblemsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 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.

• SOCIOL 2

  Global and International Sociology

  • SOC 5

    Sociology of Globalization and Social Change

• SOCIOL 3

  Introduction to Social Problems

  • SOC 20

    Social Problems

• SOCIOL 62

  Marriage and Families

  • SOC 35

    Marriage, Family, and Intimate Relationships

• SOCIOL 63

  Race and Ethnicity

  • CETH 10

    Introduction to Ethnic Studies

• SOCIOL 31

  Introduction to Social Psychology

  • PSYC 8

    Introduction to Social Psychology

• SOCIOL 1

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

• 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

• 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

• Social Science courses for SociologyCheck on ASSIST
  • ANTH 4

    World Prehistory

  • or
    ASAM 1

    Asian American Experiences Past to Present

  • or
    ASAM 10

    Contemporary Asian American Communities

  • or
    ASAM 11

    Asian Americans and Racism

  • or
    ASAM 12

    Asian Americans and American Ideals, Institutions and Politics

  • or
    ASAM 13

    Asian Americans and Asia

  • or
    ASAM 21

    Asian Pacific Americans Make Culture

  • or
    ASAM 30

    FilipinX American History and Culture

  • or
    C D 10G

    Child Development (The Early Years)

  • or
    C D 10H

    Child Growth and Development (Middle Childhood and Adolescence)

  • or
    CETH 8

    Women of Color in the USA

  • or
    CETH 10

    Introduction to Ethnic Studies

  • or
    CETH 11

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

  • or
    CHLX 10

    Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies

  • or
    CHLX 11

    Chicanx Culture

  • or
    CHLX 12

    Chicanx and Latinx History

  • or
    ICS 25

    Grassroots Democracy: Race, Politics and the American Promise

  • or
    ICS 36

    Grassroots Democracy: Social Movements Since the 1960s

  • or
    ICS 37

    Ancient Peoples of Mesoamerica

  • or
    INTL 5

    Contemporary Global Issues

  • or
    INTL 8

    Sociology of Globalization and Social Change

  • or
    NAIS 11

    Ethnic Studies and Native American Contemporary Society

  • or
    NAIS 14

    Ethnic Studies and the Religious Traditions of Native Americans

  • or
    NAIS 16

    California Native Americans

  • or
    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

  • or
    PSYC 3

    An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

  • 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
    PSYC 10H

    Child Growth and Development (Middle Childhood and Adolescence)

  • or
    PSYC 12

    Psychology of Gender

  • or
    PSYC 14

    Developmental Aspects of Psychology

  • or
    PSYC 24

    Introduction to Psychobiology

  • or
    SOC 5

    Sociology of Globalization and Social Change

  • or
    SOC 28

    Sociology of Gender

  • or
    SOC 35

    Marriage, Family, and Intimate Relationships

  • or
    WMST 8

    Women of Color in the USA

  • or
    WMST 12

    Psychology of Gender

  • or
    WMST 28

    Sociology of Gender

• 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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