Urban 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.

• 138Mapped preparation courses
• 78Scheduled Fall 2026
• 39With open seats reported
• 237Current 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: STAT C1000, MATH 17, WMN 11, HIST 8, POLS C1000, POLI 2H, SOC 1H, BUSI 22H, ART 2B, ART 2BH, ART 2E, ART 3, ART 4C, CRWR 39A, CRWR 39B, CRWR 41A, CRWR 41B, ENGL 8, ENGL 12, ENGL 14, ENGL 17, ENGL 22, ENGL 31, HUMN 2, MUS 2B, MUS 2C, MUS 2D, MUS 3B, MUS 3C, THTR 2A, BIOL 1C, BIOL 13, BIOL 15, KINS 9, ANTH 2B, ANTH 3, ANTH 4, ANTH 6, HIST 4B, HIST 20, PHIL 20B, ECON 25, GEOG 2, PHIL 24, PHIL 25, POLI 15, POLI 15H, PHIL 2, PHIL 7, PHIL 11, ASTR 10A, ASTR 10BH, CHEM 12B, CHEM 12C, PHYS 2B, PHYS 2C, PHYS 4D, PHYS 6, ENGL C1000H, ENGL C1001H. 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 3 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
2. C S 8AIntroduction to Data ScienceOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 14 seats reported this term.
3. HORT 40Landscape Design: Graphic CommunicationOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 18 seats reported this term.
4. 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.
5. WMN 11Women in Global PerspectiveNot 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 3 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.

• STAT 2

  Introduction to Statistics

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics II

• STAT C8

  Foundations of Data Science

  • C S 8A

    Introduction to Data Science

• STAT 20

  Introduction to Probability and Statistics

  No Course Articulated

  This course has a prerequisite of one semester of calculus

• STAT 21

  Introductory Probability and Statistics for Business

  No Course Articulated

  This course has a prerequisite of one semester of calculus

• ECON 1

  Introduction to Economics

  • ECON 1A + ECON 1B

    Principles of Macroeconomics · Principles of Microeconomics

• ECON 1

  Introduction to Economics

  • ECON 1A + ECON 1B

    Principles of Macroeconomics · Principles of Microeconomics

• LD ARCH 1

  Drawing a Green Future: Fundamentals of Visual Representation and Creativity

  • HORT 40

    Landscape Design: Graphic Communication

• AMERSTD 10

  Introduction to American Studies

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• ANTHRO 3

  Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2A

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2AH

    Honors Cultural Anthropology

• GLOBAL 10A

  Introduction to Global Studies

  • GLST 1

    Introduction to Global Studies

  • or
    GLST 2

    Global Issues

• GWS 14

  Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Global Political Issues

  • WMN 11

    Women in Global Perspective

• 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

• HISTORY 8A

  Becoming Latin America, 1492 to 1824

  • HIST 8

    History of Latin America

• PACS 10

  Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• POL SCI 1

  Introduction to American Politics

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

• POL SCI 2

  Introduction to Comparative Politics

  • POLI 2

    Comparative Government & Politics

  • or
    POLI 2H

    Honors Comparative Government & Politics

• SOCIOL 1

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

  • or
    SOC 1H

    Honors Introduction to Sociology

• GEOG 50AC

  California

  No Course Articulated

• HISTORY 8B

  Modern Latin America

  • HIST 8

    History of Latin America

• UGBA 10X

  Foundations of Business

  • BUSI 22

    Principles of Business

  • or
    BUSI 22H

    Honors Principles of Business

• GEOG C32

  Introduction to Global Studies

  No Course Articulated

• A&L-Arts and LiteratureCheck on ASSIST
  • ART 1

    Introduction to Art

  • or
    ART 2A

    History of Art: History of Western Art from Prehistory Through Early Christianity

  • or
    ART 2AH

    Honors History of Art: History of Western Art From Prehistory Through Early Christianity

  • or
    ART 2B

    History of Western Art From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

  • or
    ART 2BH

    Honors History of Western Art From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

  • or
    ART 2C

    History of Western Art From the Baroque to Impressionism

  • or
    ART 2E

    A History of Women in Art

  • or
    ART 2J

    American Art

  • or
    ART 3

    History of Modern Art From Post-Impressionism to the Present

  • or
    ART 4A

    Fundamentals in Drawing

  • or
    ART 4C

    Representational Drawing

  • or
    ART 45A

    Beginning Ceramics Handbuilding

  • or
    CRWR 6

    Introduction to Creative Writing

  • or
    CRWR 39A

    Introduction to Short Fiction Writing

  • or
    CRWR 39B

    Advanced Short Fiction Writing

  • or
    CRWR 41A

    Poetry Writing

  • or
    CRWR 41B

    Advanced Poetry Writing

  • or
    ENGL 8

    Children's Literature

  • or
    ENGL 11

    Introduction to Poetry

  • or
    ENGL 11H

    Honors Introduction to Poetry

  • or
    ENGL 12

    African American Literature

  • or
    ENGL 14

    Traveling the World Through Contemporary Literature

  • or
    ENGL 17

    Introduction to Shakespeare

  • or
    ENGL 22

    Women Writers

  • or
    ENGL 31

    Latino/a Literature

  • or
    HUMN 1

    Cultures, Civilizations & Ideas: The Ancient World

  • or
    HUMN 2

    Cultures, Civilizations & Ideas: Of Empires & Conflict

  • or
    MDIA 2B

    History of Film 1945-Current

  • or
    MUS 1

    Introduction to Music

  • or
    MUS 2A

    Great Composers & Music Masterpieces

  • or
    MUS 2B

    Great Composers & Music Masterpieces

  • or
    MUS 2C

    Great Composers & Music Masterpieces

  • or
    MUS 2D

    World Music: Roots to Contemporary Global Fusion

  • or
    MUS 3A

    Theory & Musicianship I

  • or
    MUS 3B

    Theory & Musicianship II

  • or
    MUS 3C

    Theory and Musicianship III

  • or
    MUS 8

    Music of American Cultures

  • or
    MUS 8H

    Honors Music of American Cultures

  • or
    MUS 10

    Music Fundamentals

  • or
    PHOT 8

    Photography of American Cultures

  • or
    PHOT 8H

    Honors Photography of American Cultures

  • or
    THTR 1

    Introduction to Theatre

  • or
    THTR 2A

    History of Dramatic Literature: Classical to Moliere

  • or
    THTR 20A

    Acting I

  • or
    THTR 21A

    Scenery & Property Construction

• BS-Biological ScienceCheck on ASSIST
  • ANTH 1

    Introduction to Biological Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 1H

    Honors Introduction to Biological Anthropology

  • or
    BIOL 1A

    Principles of Cell Biology

  • or
    BIOL 1B

    Form & Function in Plants & Animals

  • or
    BIOL 1C

    Evolution, Systematics & Ecology

  • or
    BIOL 10

    General Biology: Basic Principles

  • or
    BIOL 12

    Human Genetics

  • or
    BIOL 13

    Marine Biology

  • or
    BIOL 14

    Human Biology

  • or
    BIOL 15

    California Ecology/Natural History

  • or
    BIOL 40A

    Human Anatomy & Physiology I

  • or
    BIOL 40B

    Human Anatomy & Physiology II

  • or
    BIOL 40C

    Human Anatomy & Physiology III

  • or
    BIOL 45

    Introduction to Human Nutrition

  • or
    KINS 9

    Basic Nutrition for Sports & Fitness

  • or
    PSYC 4

    Introduction to Biopsychology

• HS-Historical StudiesCheck on ASSIST
  • ANTH 2A

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2AH

    Honors Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2B

    Patterns of Culture

  • or
    ANTH 3

    World Prehistory: The Rise & Fall of Early Civilizations

  • or
    ANTH 4

    First Peoples of North America

  • or
    ANTH 6

    Perspectives From Africa

  • or
    ANTH 8

    Introduction to Archaeology

  • or
    ART 2A

    History of Art: History of Western Art from Prehistory Through Early Christianity

  • or
    ART 2AH

    Honors History of Art: History of Western Art From Prehistory Through Early Christianity

  • or
    ART 2B

    History of Western Art From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

  • or
    ART 2BH

    Honors History of Western Art From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

  • or
    ART 2C

    History of Western Art From the Baroque to Impressionism

  • or
    HIST 4A

    History of Western Civilization to 800 CE

  • or
    HIST 4B

    History of Western Civilization: 700-1800

  • or
    HIST 4C

    History of Western Civilization: 1789-Present

  • or
    HIST 8

    History of Latin America

  • or
    HIST 10

    History of California: The Multicultural State

  • or
    HIST 17A

    History of the United States to 1815

  • or
    HIST 17B

    History of the United States from 1812 to 1914

  • or
    HIST 17C

    History of the United States from 1914 to the Present

  • or
    HIST 18

    Introduction to Middle Eastern Civilization

  • or
    HIST 20

    History of Russia & the Soviet Union

  • or
    MDIA 2B

    History of Film 1945-Current

  • or
    MUS 8

    Music of American Cultures

  • or
    MUS 8H

    Honors Music of American Cultures

  • or
    PHIL 20A

    History of Western Philosophy from Socrates Through St. Thomas

  • or
    PHIL 20B

    History of Western Philosophy from the Rennissance Through Kant

• IS-International StudiesCheck on ASSIST
  • ECON 25

    The Global Economy

  • or
    GEOG 2

    Human Geography

  • or
    GEOG 10

    World Regional Geography

  • or
    GLST 1

    Introduction to Global Studies

  • or
    GLST 2

    Global Issues

  • or
    PHIL 24

    Comparative World Religions: East

  • or
    PHIL 25

    Comparative World Religions: West

  • or
    POLI 2

    Comparative Government & Politics

  • or
    POLI 2H

    Honors Comparative Government & Politics

  • or
    POLI 15

    International Relations/World Politics

  • or
    POLI 15H

    Honors International Relations/World Politics

• P&V-Philosophy and ValuesCheck on ASSIST
  • ANTH 5

    Magic, Science & Religion

  • or
    PHIL 1

    Critical Thinking & Writing

  • or
    PHIL 2

    Introduction to Social & Political Philosophy

  • or
    PHIL 4

    Introduction to Philosophy

  • or
    PHIL 7

    Introduction to Symbolic Logic

  • or
    PHIL 8

    Ethics

  • or
    PHIL 11

    Introduction to the Philosophy of Art & Aesthetics

  • or
    PHIL 20A

    History of Western Philosophy from Socrates Through St. Thomas

  • or
    PHIL 20B

    History of Western Philosophy from the Rennissance Through Kant

  • or
    PHIL 24

    Comparative World Religions: East

  • or
    PHIL 25

    Comparative World Religions: West

• PS-Physical ScienceCheck on ASSIST
  • ASTR 10A

    General Astronomy: Solar System

  • or
    ASTR 10B

    General Astronomy: Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology

  • or
    ASTR 10BH

    Honors General Astronomy: Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology

  • or
    CHEM 1A

    General Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 1B

    General Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 1C

    General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis

  • or
    CHEM 12A

    Organic Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 12B

    Organic Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 12C

    Organic Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 25

    Fundamentals of Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 30A

    Survey of Inorganic & Organic Chemistry

  • or
    CHEM 30B

    Survey of Organic & Biochemistry

  • or
    GEOG 1

    Physical Geography

  • or
    PHYS 2A

    General Physics

  • or
    PHYS 2B

    General Physics

  • or
    PHYS 2C

    General Physics

  • or
    PHYS 4A

    General Physics (Calculus)

  • or
    PHYS 4B

    General Physics (Calculus)

  • or
    PHYS 4C

    General Physics (Calculus)

  • or
    PHYS 4D

    General Physics (Calculus)

  • or
    PHYS 6

    Introductory Physics

• Courses that satisfy Reading & Composition A
  • ENGL C1000 + ENGL 1B

    Academic Reading and Writing · Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL C1000H + ENGL 1BH

    Academic Reading and Writing - Honors · Honors Composition, Critical Reading, & Thinking Through Literature

  • or
    ESLL 26 + ENGL 1B

    Advanced Composition & Reading · Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking Through Literature

  • or
    ESLL 26 + ENGL 1BH

    Advanced Composition & Reading · Honors Composition, Critical Reading, & Thinking Through Literature

• Courses that satisfy Reading & Composition B
  • ENGL 1B + ENGL C1001

    Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking Through Literature · Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL 1BH + ENGL C1001H

    Honors Composition, Critical Reading, & Thinking Through Literature · Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors

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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