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History of Policy, Law, and Governance, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Golden West 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 Golden West College — i.e. exactly which Golden West College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Golden West College → UC Santa Barbara)

HIST 2A
5 UC units
World History
Take at Golden West College: HIST G161
HIST 2B
5 UC units
World History
Take at Golden West College: HIST G161 or HIST G162
HIST 2C
5 UC units
World History
Take at Golden West College: HIST G162
HIST 4A
5 UC units
The Ancient Mediterranean and West Asia
Take at Golden West College: HIST G180
HIST 4B
5 UC units
Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Take at Golden West College: HIST G180 or HIST G185
HIST 4C
5 UC units
Modern Europe
Take at Golden West College: HIST G185
HIST 17A
5 UC units
The American People
Take at Golden West College: HIST G170
HIST 17B
5 UC units
The American People
Take at Golden West College: HIST G175 or HIST G170
HIST 17C
5 UC units
The American People
Take at Golden West College: HIST G175
POL S 6
5 UC units
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Golden West College: PSCI G185
POL S 12
5 UC units
American Government and Politics
Take at Golden West College: POLS C1000
POL S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Golden West College: PSCI G150 or PHIL G150
POL S 7
5 UC units
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Golden West College: PSCI G110
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Golden West College: ANTH G100
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Golden West College: ECON G170
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Golden West College: ECON G175
ECON 9
5 UC units
Introduction to Economics
Take at Golden West College: ECON G100
SOC 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Golden West College: SOC G100
FEMST 20
5 UC units
Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies
Take at Golden West College: SOC G140
FEMST 80
5 UC units
Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
Take at Golden West College: SOC G115
GLOBL 2
5 UC units
Global Socioeconomic and Political Processes
Take at Golden West College: GLST G102
GLOBL 1
5 UC units
Global History, Culture and Ideology
Take at Golden West College: GLST G101
PHIL 3
5 UC units
Critical Thinking
Take at Golden West College: PHIL G115
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Golden West College: PHIL G120
AS AM 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at Golden West College: ETHS G137
EACS 4A
5 UC units
East Asian Traditions: Pre-Modern
No Golden West College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EACS 4B
5 UC units
East Asian Traditions: Modern
No Golden West College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Golden West College: STAT C1000E or SOC G125 or ECON G160 or STAT C1000 or PSYC G140

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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History of Policy, Law, and Governance, B.A. to UC Santa Barbara from other colleges

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.