History of Policy, Law, and Governance, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Merced 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 Merced College — i.e. exactly which Merced College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Merced College → UC Santa Barbara)
World History
Take at Merced College: HIST -04A
World History
Take at Merced College: HIST -04A or HIST -04B
World History
Take at Merced College: HIST -04B
The Ancient Mediterranean and West Asia
Take at Merced College: HIST -03A
Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Take at Merced College: HIST -03A or HIST -03B
Modern Europe
Take at Merced College: HIST -03B
The American People
Take at Merced College: HIST -17A or HIST -17AH
The American People
Take at Merced College: HIST -17BH or HIST -17B or HIST -17A or HIST -17AH
The American People
Take at Merced College: HIST -17BH or HIST -17B
Chinese Civilization
Take at Merced College: HIST -09A
Japanese History Through Art and Literature
Take at Merced College: HIST -09B
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Merced College: POSC -02
American Government and Politics
Take at Merced College: POLS C1000H or POLS C1000
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Merced College: POSC -04
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Merced College: POSC -03
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Merced College: ANTH -02
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Merced College: ECON -01
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Merced College: ECON -02
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Merced College: SOC -01
Critical Thinking
Take at Merced College: PHIL -12
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Merced College: PHIL -05
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at Merced College: ETHN -20 or HIST -20
East Asian Traditions: Pre-Modern
No Merced College equivalent — complete after transfer.
East Asian Traditions: Modern
No Merced College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Understanding Data
Take at Merced College: STAT C1000E or PSYC -05 or STAT C1000 or MATH -11 or MATH -32
Statistics for Economics
No Merced 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.