History of Policy, Law, and Governance, B.A. Transfer Requirements: San Diego Mesa 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 San Diego Mesa College — i.e. exactly which San Diego Mesa College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (San Diego Mesa College → UC Santa Barbara)
World History
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 100
World History
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 101 or HIST 100
World History
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 101
The Ancient Mediterranean and West Asia
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 105
Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 105 or HIST 106
Modern Europe
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 106
The American People
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 109
The American People
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 110 or HIST 109
The American People
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 110
The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 130
Survey of African History
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BLAS 145A
Survey of African History
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BLAS 145B
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLI 103
American Government and Politics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLS C1000
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLI 124
Introduction to International Relations
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLI 140
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ANTH 103
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ECON 121
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ECON 120
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at San Diego Mesa College: SUST 101
Introduction to Sociology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: SOCO 101
Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies
Take at San Diego Mesa College: WMNS 101
Global Feminisms and Social Justice
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Critical Thinking
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHIL 101 or PHIL 100
Introduction to Ethics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHIL 102B
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at San Diego Mesa College: AAPI 124 or HIST 123
East Asian Traditions: Pre-Modern
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
East Asian Traditions: Modern
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Understanding Data
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLI 201 or PSYC 258 or STAT C1000 or BUSE 115
Statistics for Economics
No San Diego Mesa 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.