Communication Studies transfer requirements: De Anza College → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

These are the lower-division Communication Studies courses Cal Poly San Luis Obispo expects you to finish before you transfer, taken from the 2025–26 ASSIST agreement, and matched to the De Anza College courses that satisfy each one.

Also searched as: Cal Poly SLO.

8Cal Poly San Luis Obispo requirements
8have a De Anza College match
8offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo requirementDe Anza College course that satisfies it
COMS 213 Organizational CommunicationCOMM 17or COMM 17H
COMS 211 Interpersonal CommunicationCOMM 16or COMM 16H
COMS 217 Small Group CommunicationCOMM 15or COMM 15H
STAT 217 Introduction to Statistical Concepts and MethodsSOC 15or PSYC 15or STAT C1000or MATH 23or STAT C1000Hor POLI 20
STAT 218 Applied Statistics for the Life SciencesMATH 23or SOC 15or STAT C1000or PSYC 15or STAT C1000Hor POLI 20
SPAN 103 Elementary Spanish IIISPAN 3
FR 103 Elementary French IIIFREN 3
GER 103 Elementary German Language and Culture IIIGERM 3

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose De Anza College as your sending institution, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as the receiving institution, and Communication Studies as the major. ASSIST is the only official source, and agreements change between catalog years.

Which of these you can actually take in 2025–26

Matched against the official De Anza College schedule for 2026 Fall and 2027 Winter. Seat status changes daily — the planner shows the live figures.

CourseTermCRNInstructorStatus
COMM 172026 Fall28767Kaur ShagundeepOpen
COMM 172027 Winter39501Kaur ShagundeepOpen
COMM 162026 Fall24395Nick ChiversOpen
COMM 162026 Fall24396Brandon GainerWaitlist
COMM 162027 Winter35248Ruth ZylkaOpen
COMM 162027 Winter35249Brandon GainerOpen
COMM 152026 Fall24393Brandon GainerOpen
COMM 152026 Fall24394Stephanie AndersonWaitlist
COMM 152027 Winter35246Nick ChiversOpen
COMM 152027 Winter35247Stephanie AndersonOpen
SOC 152026 Fall02292Mark HealyOpen
SOC 152026 Fall26465Christopher OlsenClosed
SOC 152027 Winter01959Mark HealyOpen
SOC 152027 Winter36877STAFF, MOpen
PSYC 152026 Fall02162Mark HealyWaitlist
PSYC 152026 Fall26464Christopher OlsenClosed
PSYC 152027 Winter01886Mark HealyOpen
PSYC 152027 Winter36876STAFF, MOpen
STAT C10002026 Fall28616Rani FischerWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall28620Jelena SeganClosed
STAT C10002026 Fall28623Vinh NguyenWaitlist
STAT C10002026 Fall28621Amanda LienWaitlist
MATH 232027 Winter39140Fatemeh YarahmadiOpen
SPAN 32026 Fall27699Viviana AlcazarWaitlist
SPAN 32027 Winter39652STAFF, MOpen
ASSIST is the official source for CSU articulation, but it tells you which courses count, not when they run or who teaches them. The planner puts both together and warns you about time conflicts.
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