POLITICAL SCIENCE, Comparative Politics Emphasis

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.

• 13Mapped preparation courses
• 7Scheduled Fall 2026
• 3With open seats reported
• 54Current 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: POLS C1000, POLI 2H, POLI 15, POLI 15H, 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. 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.
2. ENGL 1BComposition, Critical Reading & Thinking Through LiteratureOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 67 seats reported this term.
3. ENGL 1BHHonors Composition, Critical Reading, & Thinking Through LiteratureOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 21 seats reported this term.
4. ESLL 26Advanced Composition & ReadingOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 3 seats reported this term.
5. ENGL C1000Academic Reading and WritingWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. ENGL C1000HAcademic Reading and Writing - HonorsNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 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 Merced requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• POLI 001Recommended

  Introduction to American Politics

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

• POLI 003Recommended

  Introduction to Comparative Politics

  • POLI 2

    Comparative Government & Politics

  • or
    POLI 2H

    Honors Comparative Government & Politics

• POLI 005Recommended

  Introduction to International Relations

  • POLI 15

    International Relations/World Politics

  • or
    POLI 15H

    Honors International Relations/World Politics

• WRI 001

  Academic Writing

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - Honors

  • or
    ESLL 26

    Advanced Composition & Reading

• WRI 010

  College Reading and Composition

  • ENGL 1B

    Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL 1BH

    Honors Composition, Critical Reading, & Thinking Through Literature

  • or
    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors

  • or
    PHIL 1

    Critical Thinking & Writing

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 Merced majors from Foothill

• SOCIOLOGY, Race and Racial Justice EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• ACCOUNTING, B.S. (*Updated* - Transfer Starting Spring 2027)Foothill → UC Merced
• AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGFoothill → UC Merced
• ANTHROPOLOGYFoothill → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computational Biology EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computational and Data Sciences EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computer Science EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Economics EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced

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