History of Policy, Law, and Governance, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa College — i.e. exactly which Contra Costa College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Contra Costa College → UC Santa Barbara)
The Ancient Mediterranean and West Asia
Take at Contra Costa College: HIST 140
Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Take at Contra Costa College: HIST 140 or HIST 141
Modern Europe
Take at Contra Costa College: HIST 141
The American People
Take at Contra Costa College: HIST 120
The American People
Take at Contra Costa College: HIST 121 or HIST 120
The American People
Take at Contra Costa College: HIST 121
Survey of African History
Take at Contra Costa College: HIST 110 or AFRAM 210
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Contra Costa College: POLSC 130
American Government and Politics
Take at Contra Costa College: POLS C1000
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Contra Costa College: POLSC 140
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Contra Costa College: ANTHR 130
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Contra Costa College: ECON 221
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Contra Costa College: ECON 220
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Contra Costa College: SOCIO 220
Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
Take at Contra Costa College: LARAZ 131
Critical Thinking
Take at Contra Costa College: PHILO 130 or PHILO 129
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Contra Costa College: PHILO 120
East Asian Traditions: Pre-Modern
No Contra Costa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
East Asian Traditions: Modern
No Contra Costa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Understanding Data
Take at Contra Costa College: STAT C1000 or BUS 240
Statistics for Economics
No Contra Costa 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.