Interdisciplinary Studies Field Major

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.

• 23Mapped preparation courses
• 13Scheduled Fall 2026
• 6With open seats reported
• 32Current sections

Sections offered at Foothill College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

Not scheduled at Foothill College this term: SOC 1H, POLI 2H, PSYC C1000, PSYC C1000H, POLI 15, POLI 15H, HIST 4B, HIST 8, ART 3, PHIL 20B. 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 8History of Latin AmericaNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
2. HIST 18Introduction to Middle Eastern CivilizationOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 9 seats reported this term.
3. GEOG 10World Regional GeographyWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. HIST 4AHistory of Western Civilization to 800 CEWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. HIST 4BHistory of Western Civilization: 700-1800Not 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. HIST 4CHistory of Western Civilization: 1789-PresentWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what UC Berkeley requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• SOCIOL 1

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

  • or
    SOC 1H

    Honors Introduction to Sociology

• POL SCI 4

  Introduction to Political Theory

  • POLI 3

    Introduction to Political Philosophy/Political Theory

  • or
    POLI 3H

    Honors Introduction to Political Philosophy/Political Theory

• ANTHRO 3

  Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2A

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2AH

    Honors Cultural Anthropology

• POL SCI 2

  Introduction to Comparative Politics

  • POLI 2

    Comparative Government & Politics

  • or
    POLI 2H

    Honors Comparative Government & Politics

• GEOG 10AC

  Worldlings: Regions, Peoples, and States

  • GEOG 10

    World Regional Geography

• PSYCH 1

  General Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

  • or
    PSYC C1000H

    Introduction to Psychology - Honors

• ECON 1

  Introduction to Economics

  • ECON 1A + ECON 1B

    Principles of Macroeconomics · Principles of Microeconomics

• POL SCI 5

  Introduction to International Relations

  • POLI 15

    International Relations/World Politics

  • or
    POLI 15H

    Honors International Relations/World Politics

• HISTORY 4ACheck on ASSIST

  The Ancient Mediterranean World

  • HIST 4A

    History of Western Civilization to 800 CE

• HISTORY 4BCheck on ASSIST

  Medieval Europe

  • HIST 4B

    History of Western Civilization: 700-1800

• HISTORY 5Check on ASSIST

  European Civilization From the Renaissance to the Present

  • HIST 4C

    History of Western Civilization: 1789-Present

• HISTORY 8A

  Becoming Latin America, 1492 to 1824

  • HIST 8

    History of Latin America

• HISTORY 8B

  Modern Latin America

  • HIST 8

    History of Latin America

• HISTORY 12Check on ASSIST

  The Middle East

  • HIST 18

    Introduction to Middle Eastern Civilization

• Other courses that satisfy the World Regions requirement for the Interdisciplinary Studies Field majorCheck on ASSIST
  • ART 2C

    History of Western Art From the Baroque to Impressionism

  • or
    ART 3

    History of Modern Art From Post-Impressionism to the Present

  • or
    PHIL 20B

    History of Western Philosophy from the Rennissance Through Kant

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

De Anza 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 Foothill 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 Berkeley majors from Foothill

• Aerospace EngineeringFoothill → UC Berkeley
• African American StudiesFoothill → UC Berkeley
• American StudiesFoothill → UC Berkeley
• AnalyticsFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Ancient Greek and Roman CivilizationsFoothill → UC Berkeley
• AnthropologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• ArchitectureFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Art (Practice of)Foothill → UC Berkeley

Common questions