African and Middle Eastern 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.

• 13Mapped preparation courses
• 10Scheduled Fall 2026
• 6With open seats reported
• 48Current 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: ANTH 2H, HIST 3CH, ELIT 47B. 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. SOC 1Introduction to SociologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 5 seats reported this term.
4. ELIT 47BWorld Literature: Africa and Latin AmericaNot 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. GEO 4Cultural GeographyFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. ANTH 2Cultural AnthropologyOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 37 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• POL SCI 50Check on ASSIST

  Introduction to Comparative Politics

  • POLI 2

    Comparative Politics

• ECON 1Check on ASSIST

  Principles of Economics(Microeconomics)

  • ECON 2

    Principles of Microeconomics

  • or
    ECON 2H

    Principles of Microeconomics - HONORS

• ECON 2Check on ASSIST

  Principles of Economics(Macroeconomics)

  • ECON 1

    Principles of Macroeconomics

  • or
    ECON 1H

    Principles of Macroeconomics - HONORS

• GEOG 6Check on ASSIST

  World Regions: Concepts and Contemporary Issues

  • GEO 10

    World Regional Geography

• SOCIOL 1Check on ASSIST

  Introductory Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

• ART HIS 28Check on ASSIST

  Arts of Africa

  No Course Articulated

• HIST 97JCheck on ASSIST

  Introduction to Historical Practice: Variable Topics in African History

  This Course is Never Articulated

• HIST 97FCheck on ASSIST

  Introduction to Historical Practice: Variable Topics in Near Eastern History

  This Course is Never Articulated

• GEOG 3Check on ASSIST

  Cultural Geography

  • GEO 4

    Cultural Geography

• ANTHRO 3Check on ASSIST

  CULTURE AND SOCIETY

  • ANTH 2 + ANTH 2H

    Cultural Anthropology · Cultural Anthropology - HONORS

• HIST 22Check on ASSIST

  Contemporary World History, 1760 to Present

  • HIST 3C + HIST 3CH

    World History from 1750 CE to the Present · World History from 1750 CE to the Present - Honors

• COM LIT 1D + COM LIT 2DW + COM LIT 4DWCheck on ASSIST

  Great Books from World at Large

  • ELIT 47B

    World Literature: Africa and Latin America

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 UCLA majors from De Anza

• Aerospace EngineeringDe Anza → UCLA
• African American StudiesDe Anza → UCLA
• American Indian StudiesDe Anza → UCLA
• American Literature and CultureDe Anza → UCLA
• Ancient Near East and EgyptologyDe Anza → UCLA
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UCLA
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UCLA
• Applied LinguisticsDe Anza → UCLA

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