History of Policy, Law, and Governance, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Butte College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s History of Policy, Law, and Governance, B.A. major from Butte College — i.e. exactly which Butte College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Butte College → UC Santa Barbara)
World History
Take at Butte College: HIST 3
World History
Take at Butte College: HIST 5 or HIST 3
World History
Take at Butte College: HIST 5
The Ancient Mediterranean and West Asia
Take at Butte College: HIST 21
Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Take at Butte College: HIST 21 or HIST 23
Modern Europe
Take at Butte College: HIST 23
The American People
Take at Butte College: HIST 8
The American People
Take at Butte College: HIST 8 or HIST 10
The American People
Take at Butte College: HIST 10
The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Take at Butte College: HIST 20
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Butte College: POS 3
American Government and Politics
Take at Butte College: POLS C1000
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Butte College: POS 18
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Butte College: ANTH 4
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Butte College: ECON 4
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Butte College: ECON 2
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Butte College: NR 28
Introduction to the Social and Cultural Environment
Take at Butte College: NR 26
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Butte College: SOC 2
Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies
Take at Butte College: MCGS 10
Critical Thinking
Take at Butte College: PHIL 6
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Butte College: PHIL 4
American Migration Since 1965: Asians and Others in the United States
Take at Butte College: ETHS 40
East Asian Traditions: Pre-Modern
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
East Asian Traditions: Modern
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Understanding Data
Take at Butte College: STAT C1000E or STAT C1000
Statistics for Economics
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
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Data sourced from ASSIST.org (official CCC→UC articulation) and the UC Information Center (transfer admit data), 2025–26. Skyway is an independent transfer-planning tool and is not affiliated with the University of California or ASSIST.