Sociology

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.

• 52Mapped preparation courses
• 29Scheduled Fall 2026
• 14With open seats reported
• 56Current 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: SOC 1H, POLS C1000, POLI 15, POLI 15H, PSYC C1000, PSYC C1000H, POLI 2H, GEOG 2, PHIL 7, MATH 17, STAT C1000, ANTH 6, HIST 3C, ANTH 4, ETHN 4, MDIA 8A, PSYC 21, PSYC 22, SOC 20, SOC 45, SOSC 20, WMN 11, WMN 21. 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. ECON 1APrinciples of Macroeconomics Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 47 seats reported this term.
2. HIST 17AHistory of the United States to 1815Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 8 seats reported this term.
3. HIST 17BHistory of the United States from 1812 to 1914Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 3 seats reported this term.
4. HIST 17CHistory of the United States from 1914 to the PresentOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 19 seats reported this term.
5. PHIL 8EthicsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 4 seats reported this term.
6. ANTH 6Perspectives From AfricaNot 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 Santa Barbara requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• SOC 1

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

  • or
    SOC 1H

    Honors Introduction to Sociology

• ENV S 2

  Introduction to Environmental Science

  • BIOL 9L + BIOL 9

    Environmental Biology Laboratory · Environmental Biology

• POL S 12

  American Government and Politics

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

• HIST 17A

  The American People

  • HIST 17A

    History of the United States to 1815

• POL S 1

  Introduction to Political Philosophy

  • POLI 3

    Introduction to Political Philosophy/Political Theory

  • or
    POLI 3H

    Honors Introduction to Political Philosophy/Political Theory

• POL S 7

  Introduction to International Relations

  • POLI 15

    International Relations/World Politics

  • or
    POLI 15H

    Honors International Relations/World Politics

• ECON 2

  Principles of Economics-Macro

  • ECON 1A

    Principles of Macroeconomics

• ANTH 2

  Introductory Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2A

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2AH

    Honors Cultural Anthropology

• PSY 1

  Introduction to Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

  • or
    PSYC C1000H

    Introduction to Psychology - Honors

• POL S 6

  Introduction to Comparative Politics

  • POLI 2

    Comparative Government & Politics

  • or
    POLI 2H

    Honors Comparative Government & Politics

• GEOG 5

  People, Place and Environment

  • GEOG 2

    Human Geography

• PHIL 3

  Critical Thinking

  • PHIL 7

    Introduction to Symbolic Logic

• PHIL 4

  Introduction to Ethics

  • PHIL 8

    Ethics

• PSTAT 5A

  Understanding Data

  • MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics II

  • or
    PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    SOC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

• COMM 87

  Statistical Analysis for Communication

  • PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    SOC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

• BL ST 1

  Introduction to African-American Studies

  This Course is Never Articulated

• CH ST 1A

  Introduction to Chicano/a Studies

  • ETHN 3

    Introduction to Latinx Studies

• AS AM 1

  Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present

  • ETHN 5

    Introduction to Asian American Studies

• BL ST 3

  Introduction to African Studies

  • ANTH 6

    Perspectives From Africa

• HIST 4C

  Modern Europe

  • HIST 4C

    History of Western Civilization: 1789-Present

• HIST 17C

  The American People

  • HIST 17C

    History of the United States from 1914 to the Present

• HIST 17B

  The American People

  • HIST 17B

    History of the United States from 1812 to 1914

• HIST 2C

  World History

  • HIST 3C

    World History from 1750 CE to the Present

• Additional options for satisfying the Diversity Requirement in the Sociology, B.A.Check on ASSIST
  • ANTH 4

    First Peoples of North America

  • or
    ANTH 20

    Native Peoples of California

  • or
    CNSL 3

    Identity, Culture & Education

  • or
    CNSL 3H

    Honors Identity, Culture & Education

  • or
    COMM 10

    Gender, Communication & Culture

  • or
    COMM 12

    Intercultural Communication

  • or
    ETHN 1

    Introduction to Ethnic Studies

  • or
    ETHN 2

    Introduction to African American Studies

  • or
    ETHN 4

    Introduction to Native American Studies

  • or
    HIST 10

    History of California: The Multicultural State

  • or
    MDIA 8A

    Race and Gender in American Media

  • or
    PSYC 21

    Psychology of Women: Sex & Gender Differences

  • or
    PSYC 22

    Psychology of Prejudice & Discrimination

  • or
    SOC 20

    Major Social Problems

  • or
    SOC 23

    Race & Ethnic Relations

  • or
    SOC 28

    Sociology of Gender

  • or
    SOC 45

    Sociologyof Sexuality

  • or
    SOSC 20

    Cross-Cultural Perspectives for a Multicultural Society

  • or
    WMN 5

    Introduction to Women's Studies

  • or
    WMN 11

    Women in Global Perspective

  • or
    WMN 21

    Psychology of Women: Sex & Gender Differences

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 Santa Barbara majors from Foothill

• Actuarial ScienceFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• AnthropologyFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Archaeology EmphasisFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Biological EmphasisFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Cultural EmphasisFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• Applied MathematicsFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• Aquatic BiologyFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• ArtFoothill → UC Santa Barbara

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