History of Policy, Law, and Governance

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.

• 54Mapped preparation courses
• 31Scheduled Winter 2027
• 29With open seats reported
• 110Current 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: HIST 3AH, HIST 3BH, HIST 3CH, HIST 6AH, HIST 6BH, HIST 6C, HIST 6CH, HIST 17AH, HIST 17BH, HIST 17CH, HIST 16A, HIST 16B, POLS C1000, POLS C1000H, ANTH 2H, WMST 24, ICS 26, PHIL 7H, PHIL 8H, ASAM 1, MATH 17, POLI 20, 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. ASAM 10Contemporary Asian American CommunitiesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
2. CETH 10Introduction to Ethnic StudiesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 440 seats reported this term.
3. INTL 5Contemporary Global IssuesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
4. POLI 2Comparative PoliticsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
5. POLI 3International RelationsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
6. POLI 5Introduction to Political Thought and TheoryOpen
   • 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 Santa Barbara requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• HIST 2A

  World History

  • HIST 3A + HIST 3AH + HIST 3BH + HIST 3B

    World History from Prehistory to 750 CE · World History from Prehistory to 750 CE - HONORS · World History from 750 to 1750 CE - HONORS · World History from 750 to 1750 CE

• HIST 2B

  World History

  • HIST 3B

    World History from 750 to 1750 CE

  • or
    HIST 3BH

    World History from 750 to 1750 CE - HONORS

• HIST 2C

  World History

  • HIST 3C

    World History from 1750 CE to the Present

  • or
    HIST 3CH

    World History from 1750 CE to the Present - Honors

• HIST 4A

  The Ancient Mediterranean and West Asia

  • HIST 6A

    History of Western Civilization: Pre-History to 750 C.E.

  • or
    HIST 6AH

    History of Western Civilization: Pre-History to 750 C.E. - HONORS

• HIST 4B

  Medieval and Early Modern Europe

  • HIST 6B

    History of Western Civilization: 750 C.E. to 1750 C.E.

  • or
    HIST 6BH

    History of Western Civilization: 750 C.E. to 1750 C.E. - HONORS

• HIST 4C

  Modern Europe

  • HIST 6C

    History of Western Civilization: 1750 C.E. to Present

  • or
    HIST 6CH

    History of Western Civilization: 1750 C.E. to Present - HONORS

• HIST 17A

  The American People

  • HIST 17A

    History of the United States to Early National Era

  • or
    HIST 17AH

    History of the United States to Early National Era - HONORS

• HIST 17B

  The American People

  • HIST 17B

    History of the United States from 1800 to 1900

  • or
    HIST 17BH

    History of the United States from 1800 to 1900 - HONORS

• HIST 17C

  The American People

  • HIST 17C

    History of the United States From 1900 to the Present

  • or
    HIST 17CH

    History of the United States From 1900 to the Present - HONORS

• HIST 49A

  Survey of African History

  • HIST 16A

    History of Africa to 1800

• HIST 49B

  Survey of African History

  • HIST 16B

    History of Africa From 1800 to the Present

• POL S 6

  Introduction to Comparative Politics

  • POLI 2

    Comparative Politics

• POL S 12

  American Government and Politics

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

  • or
    POLS C1000H

    American Government and Politics - HONORS

• POL S 1

  Introduction to Political Philosophy

  • POLI 5

    Introduction to Political Thought and Theory

• POL S 7

  Introduction to International Relations

  • POLI 3

    International Relations

• ANTH 2

  Introductory Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2H

    Cultural Anthropology - HONORS

• ECON 1

  Principles of Economics-Micro

  • ECON 2

    Principles of Microeconomics

  • or
    ECON 2H

    Principles of Microeconomics - HONORS

• ECON 2

  Principles of Economics-Macro

  • ECON 1

    Principles of Macroeconomics

  • or
    ECON 1H

    Principles of Macroeconomics - HONORS

• ENV S 1

  Introduction to Environmental Studies

  • E S 1

    Introduction to Environmental Studies

  • or
    E S 2

    Introduction to Sustainability

• SOC 1

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

• FEMST 20

  Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies

  • WMST 1

    Introduction to Women's Studies

• FEMST 60

  Women of Color: Race, Class, and Ethnicity

  • CETH 8

    Women of Color in the USA

  • or
    WMST 8

    Women of Color in the USA

• FEMST 50

  Global Feminisms and Social Justice

  • WMST 24

    Women and Gender in Global Perspectives

• FEMST 80

  Introduction to LGBTQ Studies

  • ICS 26

    Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Studies

• GLOBL 2

  Global Socioeconomic and Political Processes

  • INTL 5

    Contemporary Global Issues

• PHIL 3

  Critical Thinking

  • PHIL 7

    Deductive Logic

  • or
    PHIL 7H

    Deductive Logic - HONORS

• PHIL 4

  Introduction to Ethics

  • PHIL 8

    Ethics

  • or
    PHIL 8H

    Ethics - HONORS

• AS AM 1

  Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present

  • ASAM 1

    Asian American Experiences Past to Present

• AS AM 2

  American Migration Since 1965: Asians and Others in the United States

  • ASAM 10

    Contemporary Asian American Communities

• AS AM 9

  Race and Resistance: Asian American, Black, Chicana/o and Indigenous Freedom Struggles

  • CETH 10

    Introduction to Ethnic Studies

• EACS 4A

  East Asian Traditions: Pre-Modern

  This Course is Never Articulated

• EACS 4B

  East Asian Traditions: Modern

  This Course is Never Articulated

• PSTAT 5ARecommended

  Understanding Data

  • MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics 2

  • or
    MATH 23

    Engineering Statistics

  • or
    POLI 20

    Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

  • or
    PSYC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    SOC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

• PSTAT 109Recommended

  Statistics for Economics

  This Course is Never Articulated

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 Santa Barbara majors from De Anza

• Actuarial ScienceDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Archaeology EmphasisDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Biological EmphasisDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Cultural EmphasisDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Applied MathematicsDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Aquatic BiologyDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• ArtDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara

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