Political Science transfer requirements: Foothill College → San José State University

These are the lower-division Political Science courses San José State University expects you to finish before you transfer, taken from the 2025–26 ASSIST agreement, and matched to the Foothill College courses that satisfy each one.

Also searched as: SJSU, San Jose State.

6San José State University requirements
6have a Foothill College match
10offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

San José State University requirementFoothill College course that satisfies it
ENGL 1B Argument and AnalysisENGL C1003or ENGL C1003H
ENGL 2 Critical Thinking and WritingPHIL 1or ENGL C1003Hor ENGL C1001or ENGL C1001Hor ENGL C1003
POLS 2 Introduction to Comparative PoliticsPOLI 2or POLI 2H
POLS 3 Introduction to Political ThoughtPOLI 3or POLI 3H
POLS 4 Introduction to International RelationsPOLI 15or POLI 15H
POLS 1 American GovernmentPOLS C1000

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose Foothill College as your sending institution, San José 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 Foothill College schedule for 2026 Fall and 2027 Winter. Seat status changes daily — the planner shows the live figures.

CourseTermCRNInstructorStatus
ENGL C10032026 Fall20038Kella SvetichOpen
ENGL C10032026 Fall20305Kella SvetichOpen
ENGL C10032026 Fall21469Allison HermanWaitlist
ENGL C10032026 Fall20114Stephanie KingWaitlist
ENGL C1003H2026 Fall22068Amber La PianaOpen
ENGL C1003H2027 Winter31135Staff MOpen
PHIL 12026 Fall20620David HoekengaClosed
PHIL 12027 Winter30806Jason ChangClosed
ENGL C10012026 Fall20340Joel TomfohrClosed
ENGL C10012027 Winter30763Stephanie ChanClosed
ENGL C1001H2026 Fall21480Brian LewisOpen
ENGL C1001H2027 Winter32205Stephanie ChanOpen
POLI 22026 Fall20607Sara CallowWaitlist
POLI 22027 Winter30931Sara CallowClosed
POLI 22027 Winter33287Sara CallowClosed
POLI 32026 Fall20994Thomas MeredithClosed
POLI 32027 Winter30929Thomas MeredithClosed
POLI 3H2026 Fall22111Thomas MeredithWaitlist
POLI 3H2027 Winter30930Thomas MeredithClosed
POLI 152027 Winter32964Kerri RyerClosed
POLS C10002026 Fall21472Joel PowellOpen
POLS C10002026 Fall21474Kimberly KeenanWaitlist
POLS C10002026 Fall21475Sara CallowClosed
POLS C10002027 Winter32865Kerri RyerClosed
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 Foothill College to other campuses

Same major from De Anza College → San José State University