Linguistics

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.

• 16Mapped preparation courses
• 9Scheduled Fall 2026
• 7With open seats reported
• 21Current 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: MAND 3, ITAL 3, ITAL 2, JAPN 2, JAPN 3, FREN 2, FREN 3. 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. LING 1Introduction to LinguisticsWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. FREN 1Elementary French (First Quarter)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 16 seats reported this term.
3. ITAL 1Elementary Italian (First Quarter)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 24 seats reported this term.
4. SPAN 1Elementary Spanish (First Quarter)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 16 seats reported this term.
5. SPAN 2Elementary Spanish (Second Quarter)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 14 seats reported this term.
6. FREN 2Elementary French (Second Quarter)Not currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate 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 Cruz requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• CHIN 1RecommendedCheck on ASSIST

  First-Year Chinese

  • MAND 2 + MAND 1 + MAND 3

    Elementary Mandarin (Second Quarter) · Elementary Mandarin (First Quarter) · Elementary Mandarin (Third Quarter)

• ITAL 1RecommendedCheck on ASSIST

  First-Year Italian

  • ITAL 3 + ITAL 1 + ITAL 2

    Elementary Italian (Third Quarter) · Elementary Italian (First Quarter) · Elementary Italian (Second Quarter)

• ITAL 2RecommendedCheck on ASSIST

  First-Year Italian

  • ITAL 2 + ITAL 3 + ITAL 1

    Elementary Italian (Second Quarter) · Elementary Italian (Third Quarter) · Elementary Italian (First Quarter)

• JAPN 1RecommendedCheck on ASSIST

  First-Year Japanese

  • JAPN 2 + JAPN 3 + JAPN 1

    Elementary Japanese (Second Quarter) · Elementary Japanese (Third Quarter) · Elementary Japanese (First Quarter)

• SPAN 1RecommendedCheck on ASSIST

  First-Year Spanish

  • SPAN 3 + SPAN 2 + SPAN 1

    Elementary Spanish (Third Quarter) · Elementary Spanish (Second Quarter) · Elementary Spanish (First Quarter)

• SPAN 2RecommendedCheck on ASSIST

  First-Year Spanish

  • SPAN 2 + SPAN 1 + SPAN 3

    Elementary Spanish (Second Quarter) · Elementary Spanish (First Quarter) · Elementary Spanish (Third Quarter)

• FREN 2RecommendedCheck on ASSIST

  First-Year French

  • FREN 2 + FREN 3 + FREN 1

    Elementary French (Second Quarter) · Elementary French (Third Quarter) · Elementary French (First Quarter)

• FREN 1RecommendedCheck on ASSIST

  First-Year French

  • FREN 3 + FREN 2 + FREN 1

    Elementary French (Third Quarter) · Elementary French (Second Quarter) · Elementary French (First Quarter)

• LING 53Recommended

  Semantics I

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• LING 50Recommended

  Introduction to Linguistics

  • LING 1

    Introduction to Linguistics

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 Cruz majors from De Anza

• AgroecologyDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Ancient StudiesDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Ancient Studies MinorDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Anthropology MinorDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied Linguistics and MultilingualismDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied MathematicsDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied Mathematics MinorDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz

Common questions