Political Science

Admission reality

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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.

• 51Mapped preparation courses
• 32Scheduled Fall 2026
• 15With open seats reported
• 83Current 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, ANTH 2B, ANTH 3, ANTH 4, ANTH 6, ECON 9, ECON 25, GEOG 2, POLI 9, PSYC C1000, PSYC 21, PSYC 22, SOC 20, SOSC 20, MATH 1BH, STAT C1000. 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.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
2. POLI 15International Relations/World PoliticsNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
3. POLI 15HHonors International Relations/World PoliticsNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. POLI 2Comparative Government & PoliticsWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. POLI 2HHonors Comparative Government & PoliticsNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. POLI 3Introduction to Political Philosophy/Political TheoryFull
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 3 separate 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 Irvine requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• I&C SCI 31

  Introduction to Programming

  • C S 2A + C S 2B + C S 3A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++ · Intermediate Software Design in C++ · Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in PYTHON

  • or
    C S 2B + C S 2C

    Intermediate Software Design in C++ · Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in C++

  Please refer to additional important General Information section above

• SOC SCI 3A

  Computer-Based Research in the Social Sciences

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• POL SCI 21A

  Introduction to American Government

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

• POL SCI 51A

  Introduction to Politics Around the World

  • POLI 2

    Comparative Government & Politics

  • or
    POLI 2H

    Honors Comparative Government & Politics

• POL SCI 31A

  Introduction to Political Theory

  • POLI 3

    Introduction to Political Philosophy/Political Theory

  • or
    POLI 3H

    Honors Introduction to Political Philosophy/Political Theory

• POL SCI 41A

  Introduction to International Relations

  • POLI 15

    International Relations/World Politics

  • or
    POLI 15H

    Honors International Relations/World Politics

• Political Science or other Social Science disciplineCheck on ASSIST
  • ANTH 1

    Introduction to Biological Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2A

    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 5

    Magic, Science & Religion

  • or
    ANTH 6

    Perspectives From Africa

  • or
    ANTH 8

    Introduction to Archaeology

  • or
    ANTH 8H

    Honors Introduction to Archaeology

  • or
    ECON 1A

    Principles of Macroeconomics

  • or
    ECON 1B

    Principles of Microeconomics

  • or
    ECON 9

    International Political Economy

  • or
    ECON 9H

    Honors International Political Economy

  • or
    ECON 25

    The Global Economy

  • or
    GEOG 1

    Physical Geography

  • or
    GEOG 2

    Human Geography

  • or
    GEOG 10

    World Regional Geography

  • or
    POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

  • or
    POLI 2

    Comparative Government & Politics

  • or
    POLI 2H

    Honors Comparative Government & Politics

  • or
    POLI 3

    Introduction to Political Philosophy/Political Theory

  • or
    POLI 3H

    Honors Introduction to Political Philosophy/Political Theory

  • or
    POLI 9

    International Political Economy

  • or
    POLI 9H

    Honors International Political Economy

  • or
    POLI 15

    International Relations/World Politics

  • or
    POLI 15H

    Honors International Relations/World Politics

  • or
    PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

  • or
    PSYC 4

    Introduction to Biopsychology

  • or
    PSYC 14

    Child & Adolescent Development

  • or
    PSYC 21

    Psychology of Women: Sex & Gender Differences

  • or
    PSYC 22

    Psychology of Prejudice & Discrimination

  • or
    PSYC 25

    Psychological Disorders & Their Treatments

  • or
    PSYC 30

    Social Psychology

  • or
    PSYC 33

    Introduction to Personality Psychology

  • or
    PSYC 40

    Human Development

  • or
    SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

  • or
    SOC 20

    Major Social Problems

  • or
    PSYC 21

    Psychology of Women: Sex & Gender Differences

  • or
    SOC 23

    Race & Ethnic Relations

  • or
    SOC 30

    Social Psychology

  • or
    SOC 40

    Aspects of Marriage & Family

  • or
    SOSC 20

    Cross-Cultural Perspectives for a Multicultural Society

• School of Social Sciences Math RequirementCheck on ASSIST
  • MATH 1AH + MATH 1A + MATH 1B + MATH 1BH +

    Honors Calculus I · Calculus · Honors Calculus II

  • or
    PSYC 7 + STAT C1000

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences · Introduction to Statistics

• Political Science not already usedCheck on ASSIST
  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

  • or
    POLI 2

    Comparative Government & Politics

  • or
    POLI 2H

    Honors Comparative Government & Politics

  • or
    POLI 3

    Introduction to Political Philosophy/Political Theory

  • or
    POLI 3H

    Honors Introduction to Political Philosophy/Political Theory

  • or
    POLI 9

    International Political Economy

  • or
    POLI 9H

    Honors International Political Economy

  • or
    POLI 15

    International Relations/World Politics

  • or
    POLI 15H

    Honors International Relations/World Politics

• SOC SCI 10A + SOC SCI 10B + SOC SCI 10C

  Probability and Statistics in the Social Sciences I

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

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 Irvine majors from Foothill

• Accounting (Minor in)Foothill → UC Irvine
• Aerospace EngineeringFoothill → UC Irvine
• African American StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
• AnthropologyFoothill → UC Irvine
• Applied PhysicsFoothill → UC Irvine
• Applied and Computational MathematicsFoothill → UC Irvine
• Art HistoryFoothill → UC Irvine
• ArtFoothill → UC Irvine

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