Spanish 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.

• 7Mapped preparation courses
• 6Scheduled Fall 2026
• 3With open seats reported
• 10Current 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 7A. 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. HIST 7BModern Latin American HistoryOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 18 seats reported this term.
2. CHLX 12Chicanx and Latinx HistoryFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. HIST 7AColonial Latin American HistoryNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. LING 1Introduction to LinguisticsWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. SPAN 1Elementary Spanish (First Quarter)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 16 seats reported this term.
6. SPAN 2Elementary Spanish (Second Quarter)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 14 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 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.

• HIS 12Recommended

  Introduction to Latino American History

  • CHLX 12

    Chicanx and Latinx History

• HIS 11BRecommended

  Latin America: National Period

  • HIST 7B

    Modern Latin American History

• HIS 11ARecommended

  Latin America: Colonial Period

  • HIST 7A

    Colonial Latin American History

• SPAN 2Recommended

  First-Year Spanish

  • SPAN 2 + SPAN 1 + SPAN 3

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

• SPAN 1Recommended

  First-Year Spanish

  • SPAN 3 + SPAN 2 + SPAN 1

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

• 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