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.

• 90Mapped preparation courses
• 46Scheduled Fall 2026
• 22With open seats reported
• 157Current 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, HIST 17AH, ANTH 2H, PSYC C1000, PHIL 7, PHIL 7H, PHIL 8H, MATH 17, MATH 23, STAT C1000H, CETH 11, ASAM 22, WMST 22, CHLX 26, WMST 26, ASAM 10, ASAM 1, CHLX 11, CHLX 13, ICS 26, HIST 6CH, HIST 17BH, HIST 3CH, AFAM 11, AFAM 12B, AFAM 25, ASAM 12, ASAM 13, ASAM 21, ASAM 30, CETH 19, COMM 7H, HIST 9H, HIST 18A, HIST 18B, NAIS 11, NAIS 16, SOC 29, WMST 9H, WMST 25, WMST 27, WMST 29, WMST 31. 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. SOC 1Introduction to SociologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 5 seats reported this term.
3. WMST 1Introduction to Women's StudiesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 23 seats reported this term.
4. WMST 24Women and Gender in Global PerspectivesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 23 seats reported this term.
5. ASAM 1Asian American Experiences Past to PresentNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. ASAM 10Contemporary Asian American CommunitiesNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 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 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.

• SOC 1

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

• ENV S 2

  Introduction to Environmental Science

  • ESCI 1

    Environmental Science

  • or
    ESCI 19

    Environmental Biology

• POL S 12

  American Government and Politics

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

  • or
    POLS C1000H

    American Government and Politics - 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

• 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

• ECON 2

  Principles of Economics-Macro

  • ECON 1

    Principles of Macroeconomics

  • or
    ECON 1H

    Principles of Macroeconomics - HONORS

• ANTH 2

  Introductory Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2H

    Cultural Anthropology - HONORS

• PSY 1

  Introduction to Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

• POL S 6

  Introduction to Comparative Politics

  • POLI 2

    Comparative Politics

• GEOG 5

  People, Place and Environment

  • GEO 4

    Cultural Geography

• 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

• PSTAT 5A

  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

• COMM 87

  Statistical Analysis for Communication

  • 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

• BL ST 1

  Introduction to African-American Studies

  This Course is Never Articulated

• BL ST 4

  Critical Race Theory

  • CETH 11

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

• 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

• CH ST 1A

  Introduction to Chicano/a Studies

  • CHLX 10

    Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies

  • or
    CHLX 12

    Chicanx and Latinx History

• AS AM 8

  Introduction to Asian American Gender and Sexuality

  • ASAM 22

    Asian American Women

  • or
    WMST 22

    Asian American Women

• CH ST 1B

  Introduction to Chicano/a Studies

  • CHLX 26

    La Mujer: Latina Life and Experience

  • or
    WMST 26

    La Mujer: Latina Life and Experience

• FEMST 50

  Global Feminisms and Social Justice

  • WMST 24

    Women and Gender in Global Perspectives

• AS AM 2

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

  • ASAM 10

    Contemporary Asian American Communities

• AS AM 1

  Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present

  • ASAM 1

    Asian American Experiences Past to Present

• CH ST 1C

  Introduction to Chicano/a Studies

  • CHLX 11

    Chicanx Culture

  • or
    CHLX 13

    The Chicanx and Latinx and the Arts

• FEMST 80

  Introduction to LGBTQ Studies

  • ICS 26

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

• FEMST 20

  Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies

  • WMST 1

    Introduction to Women's Studies

• 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 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 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 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

• Additional options for satisfying the Diversity Requirement in the Sociology, B.A.Check on ASSIST
  • ADMJ 29

    Ethnic Studies, Cultural Pluralism, and American Law and Justice

  • or
    AFAM 10

    An Introduction to African American Studies

  • or
    AFAM 11

    Sankofa: Roots of the African American Experience

  • or
    AFAM 12A

    African American History to 1865

  • or
    AFAM 12B

    African American History Since 1865

  • or
    AFAM 25

    Introduction to Black Feminism

  • 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
    CETH 10

    Introduction to Ethnic Studies

  • or
    CETH 19

    Masculinities in U.S. Culture and Society

  • or
    CETH 29

    Ethnic Studies, Cultural Pluralism, and American Law and Justice

  • or
    COMM 7

    Intercultural Communication

  • or
    COMM 7H

    Intercultural Communications - HONORS

  • or
    HIST 9

    Women in American History

  • or
    HIST 9H

    Women in American History - HONORS

  • or
    HIST 18A

    African American History to 1865

  • or
    HIST 18B

    African American History Since 1865

  • or
    ICS 25

    Grassroots Democracy: Race, Politics and the American Promise

  • or
    ICS 36

    Grassroots Democracy: Social Movements Since the 1960s

  • or
    NAIS 11

    Ethnic Studies and Native American Contemporary Society

  • or
    NAIS 12

    Ethnic Studies and the Historical Experiences of Native Americans

  • or
    NAIS 16

    California Native Americans

  • or
    NAIS 31

    Ethnic Studies: Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Experiences

  • or
    POLI 15

    Grassroots Democracy: Race, Politics and the American Promise

  • or
    POLI 16

    Grassroots Democracy: Social Movements Since the 1960s

  • or
    PSYC 12

    Psychology of Gender

  • or
    SOC 28

    Sociology of Gender

  • or
    SOC 29

    Sociology of Structural Racism in the United States

  • or
    WMST 9

    Women in American History

  • or
    WMST 9H

    Women in American History - HONORS

  • or
    WMST 12

    Psychology of Gender

  • or
    WMST 25

    Introduction to Black Feminism

  • or
    WMST 27

    Women and Gendered Violence

  • or
    WMST 28

    Sociology of Gender

  • or
    WMST 29

    Masculinities in U.S. Culture and Society

  • or
    WMST 31

    Women and Popular Culture

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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