Political Science transfer requirements: De Anza College → San Francisco State University

These are the lower-division Political Science courses San Francisco State University 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: SFSU, SF State.

4San Francisco State University requirements
4have a De Anza College match
5offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

San Francisco State University requirementDe Anza College course that satisfies it
PLSI 275 Introduction to Political TheoryPOLI 5
PLSI 200 Introduction to American PoliticsPOLS C1000or POLS C1000H
PLSI 250 Comparative PoliticsPOLI 2
PLSI 150 Contemporary Moral/Political IssuesPHIL 8Hor PHIL 8

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose De Anza College as your sending institution, San Francisco State University as the receiving institution, and Political Science 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
POLI 52026 Fall23482James NguyenClosed
POLI 52027 Winter01827James NguyenOpen
POLS C10002026 Fall28926Gregory DruehlOpen
POLS C10002026 Fall29076Nicky YuenOpen
POLS C10002026 Fall29077Nicky YuenOpen
POLS C10002026 Fall28929Hesam RahmaniClosed
POLS C1000H2026 Fall29055Gregory DruehlOpen
POLS C1000H2027 Winter39811STAFF, MOpen
POLI 22026 Fall27764James NguyenOpen
POLI 22027 Winter40106James NguyenOpen
PHIL 82026 Fall26395Nicholas BaiamonteClosed
PHIL 82026 Fall29038Nicholas BaiamonteClosed
PHIL 82027 Winter38898STAFF, MOpen
PHIL 82027 Winter31603Nicholas BaiamonteOpen
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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Political Science from De Anza College to other campuses

Same major from Foothill College → San Francisco State University