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.

• 34Mapped preparation courses
• 17Scheduled Winter 2027
• 17With open seats reported
• 39Current 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: POLI 2H, PSYC C1000, PSYC C1000H, POLI 15H, GEOG 10, ENGL 43B, ENGL 45A, ENGL 43BH, ENGL 45AH, GEOG 5, POLS C1000, HIST 4A, HIST 4C, HIST 8, HIST 18, ART 2C, ART 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. 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 4BHistory of Western Civilization: 700-1800Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
3. WMN 5Introduction to Women's StudiesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
4. GEOG 10World Regional GeographyNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. GEOG 5Introduction to Economic GeographyNot 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 18Introduction to Middle Eastern CivilizationNot 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 Berkeley requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• 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

• POL SCI 2

  Introduction to Comparative Politics

  • POLI 2

    Comparative Government & Politics

  • or
    POLI 2H

    Honors Comparative Government & Politics

• PSYCH 1

  General Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

  • or
    PSYC C1000H

    Introduction to Psychology - Honors

• POL SCI 5

  Introduction to International Relations

  • POLI 15

    International Relations/World Politics

  • or
    POLI 15H

    Honors International Relations/World Politics

• ANTHRO 3

  Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2A

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2AH

    Honors Cultural Anthropology

• ECON 1

  Introduction to Economics

  • ECON C2002 + ECON C2001

    Principles of Macroeconomics · Principles of Microeconomics

• GEOG 10AC

  Worldlings: Regions, Peoples, and States

  • GEOG 10

    World Regional Geography

• SOCIOL 1

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

  • or
    SOC 1H

    Honors Introduction to Sociology

• ENGLISH 45B

  Literature in English (Late 17th through the mid-19th Century)

  • ENGL 43B + ENGL 45A

    Survey of British Literature II: the Romantic Period to the Present · Survey of American Literature I: Beginnings to 1865

  • or
    ENGL 43BH + ENGL 45AH

    Honors Survey of British Literature II: The Romantic Period to the Present · Honors Survey of American Literature I: Beginnings to 1865

• ENGLISH 45C

  Literature in English (Mid-19th through the 20th Century)

  • ENGL 45B + ENGL 43B

    Survey of American Literature II: 1865 to the Present · Survey of British Literature II: the Romantic Period to the Present

  • or
    ENGL 45BH + ENGL 43BH

    Honors Survey of American Literature II: 1865 to the Present · Honors Survey of British Literature II: The Romantic Period to the Present

• GEOG 20

  Globalization

  • GEOG 5

    Introduction to Economic Geography

• GEOG C32

  Introduction to Global Studies

  No Course Articulated

• GWS 10

  Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies

  • WMN 5

    Introduction to Women's Studies

• POL SCI 1

  Introduction to American Politics

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

• PSYCH 2

  Principles of Psychology

  No Course Articulated

• HISTORY 4A

  The Ancient Mediterranean World

  • HIST 4A

    History of Western Civilization to 800 CE

• HISTORY 4B

  Medieval Europe

  • HIST 4B

    History of Western Civilization: 700-1800

• HISTORY 5

  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 12

  The Middle East

  • HIST 18

    Introduction to Middle Eastern Civilization

• GLOBAL 45

  Survey of World History

  No Course Articulated

• HISTORY 7A

  The United States from Settlement to Civil War

  • HIST 17B + HIST 17A

    History of the United States from 1812 to 1914 · History of the United States to 1815

• Other courses that satisfy the Comparative Horizons 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 2026-27, 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

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