History of Policy, Law, and Governance, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles Valley College — i.e. exactly which Los Angeles Valley College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Los Angeles Valley College → UC Santa Barbara)
World History
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: HISTORY 086
The Ancient Mediterranean and West Asia
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: HISTORY 001
Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: HISTORY 002 or HISTORY 001
Modern Europe
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: HISTORY 002
The American People
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: HISTORY 011
The American People
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: HISTORY 011 or HISTORY 012
The American People
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: HISTORY 012
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: POL SCI 002
American Government and Politics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: POLS C1000
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: POL SCI 005
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: POL SCI 007
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: ANTHRO 102
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: ECON 001
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: ECON 002
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: GEOG 030
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: SOC 001
Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: SOC 22
Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: LGBTQ 001
Critical Thinking
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHILOS 009 or PHILOS 006
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: PHILOS 020
East Asian Traditions: Pre-Modern
No Los Angeles Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
East Asian Traditions: Modern
No Los Angeles Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Understanding Data
Take at Los Angeles Valley College: STAT 101 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E or BUS 015
Statistics for Economics
No Los Angeles 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.