History of Policy, Law, and Governance, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Imperial Valley 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 Imperial Valley College — i.e. exactly which Imperial Valley College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Imperial Valley College → UC Santa Barbara)
World History
Take at Imperial Valley College: HIST 100
World History
Take at Imperial Valley College: HIST 101 or HIST 100
World History
Take at Imperial Valley College: HIST 101
The Ancient Mediterranean and West Asia
Take at Imperial Valley College: HIST 110
Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Take at Imperial Valley College: HIST 110 or HIST 111
Modern Europe
Take at Imperial Valley College: HIST 111
The American People
Take at Imperial Valley College: HIST 120
The American People
Take at Imperial Valley College: HIST 120 or HIST 121
The American People
Take at Imperial Valley College: HIST 121
The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Take at Imperial Valley College: HIST 160
Introduction to Mexican History
Take at Imperial Valley College: HIST 132
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Imperial Valley College: POLS 104
American Government and Politics
Take at Imperial Valley College: POLS C1000
Introduction to Political Philosophy
No Imperial Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Imperial Valley College: POLS 106
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Imperial Valley College: ANTH 102
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Imperial Valley College: ECON 101
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Imperial Valley College: ECON 102
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Imperial Valley College: SOC 101
Critical Thinking
Take at Imperial Valley College: PHIL 106
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Imperial Valley College: RELS 104 or PHIL 104
East Asian Traditions: Pre-Modern
No Imperial Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
East Asian Traditions: Modern
No Imperial Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Understanding Data
Take at Imperial Valley College: PSY 214 or STAT C1000
Statistics for Economics
No Imperial Valley 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.