Public Affairs

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.

• 8Mapped preparation courses
• 5Scheduled Fall 2026
• 2With open seats reported
• 49Current 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: STAT C1000H, POLS C1000, POLS 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.
   • 12 seats reported this term.
2. POLI 5Introduction to Political Thought and TheoryFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. STAT C1000Introduction to StatisticsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 244 seats reported this term.
4. ECON 2Principles of MicroeconomicsFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. ECON 2HPrinciples of Microeconomics - HONORSFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. POLS C1000American Government and PoliticsNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.

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.

• PUB AFF 70Check on ASSIST

  Information, Evidence, and Persuasion

  This Course is Never Articulated

• PUB AFF 60 + STATS 10Check on ASSIST

  Using Data to Learn about Society: Introduction to Empirical Research and Statistics

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

• PUB AFF 40 + ECON 1 + ECON 11Check on ASSIST

  Microeconomics for Public Affairs

  • ECON 2

    Principles of Microeconomics

  • or
    ECON 2H

    Principles of Microeconomics - HONORS

• PUB AFF 20 + POL SCI 40Check on ASSIST

  Power, Politics, and Policy Change

  • POLS C1000 + POLS C1000H

    American Government and Politics · American Government and Politics - HONORS

• PUB AFF 30 + POL SCI 50Check on ASSIST

  Comparative Analysis of Wealth, Policy, and Power

  • POLI 2

    Comparative Politics

• PUB AFF 50 + POL SCI 10Check on ASSIST

  Foundations and Debates in Public Thought

  • POLI 5

    Introduction to Political Thought and Theory

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
• African and Middle Eastern 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

Common questions