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.

• 9Mapped preparation courses
• 7Scheduled Winter 2027
• 7With open seats reported
• 12Current 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: MATH 17, 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. SOC 20Major Social ProblemsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
2. PSYC 10Research Methods & DesignsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 48 seats reported this term.
3. PSYC 7Statistics for the Behavioral SciencesOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 30 seats reported this term.
4. SOC 1Introduction to SociologyOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 145 seats reported this term.
5. SOC 10Social Research Methods & DesignsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 16 seats reported this term.
6. SOC 1HHonors Introduction to SociologyOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 15 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what UC Santa Cruz requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• SOCY 1

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

  • or
    SOC 1H

    Honors Introduction to Sociology

• SOCY 10

  Issues and Problems in American Society

  • SOC 20

    Major Social Problems

• SOCY 3ARecommended

  The Evaluation of Evidence

  • PSYC 10

    Research Methods & Designs

  • or
    SOC 10

    Social Research Methods & Designs

• SOCY 3BRecommended

  Statistical Methods

  • 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

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 Cruz majors from Foothill

• AgroecologyFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Ancient StudiesFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Ancient Studies MinorFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• AnthropologyFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Anthropology MinorFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied Linguistics and MultilingualismFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied MathematicsFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied Mathematics MinorFoothill → UC Santa Cruz

Common questions