Legal 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.

• 20Mapped preparation courses
• 12Scheduled Fall 2026
• 9With open seats reported
• 33Current 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: HIST 4B, POLS C1000, SOC 1H, POLI 2H, STAT C1000, MATH 17, PHIL 2, PHIL 7. 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. SOC 10Social Research Methods & DesignsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 2 seats reported this term.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. POLS C1000American Government and PoliticsNot 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 17BHistory of the United States from 1812 to 1914Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 3 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.

• 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 4A

  The Ancient Mediterranean World

  • HIST 4A

    History of Western Civilization to 800 CE

• 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

• HISTORY 7B

  The United States from Civil War to Present

  • HIST 17B + HIST 17C

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

• POL SCI 1

  Introduction to American Politics

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

• SOCIOL 5

  Evaluation of Evidence

  • SOC 10

    Social Research Methods & Designs

• ECON 1

  Introduction to Economics

  • ECON 1A + ECON 1B

    Principles of Macroeconomics · Principles of Microeconomics

• SOCIOL 1

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

  • or
    SOC 1H

    Honors Introduction to Sociology

• POL SCI 2

  Introduction to Comparative Politics

  • POLI 2

    Comparative Government & Politics

  • or
    POLI 2H

    Honors Comparative Government & Politics

• STAT 2

  Introduction to Statistics

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics II

• STAT 20

  Introduction to Probability and Statistics

  No Course Articulated

  This course has a prerequisite of one semester of calculus

• Courses that satisfy the Philosophy requirement for the Legal Studies majorCheck on ASSIST
  • PHIL 2

    Introduction to Social & Political Philosophy

  • or
    PHIL 4

    Introduction to Philosophy

  • or
    PHIL 7

    Introduction to Symbolic Logic

  • or
    PHIL 8

    Ethics

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

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