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History of Policy, Law, and Governance, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Santa Barbara City CollegeUC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s History of Policy, Law, and Governance, B.A. major from Santa Barbara City College — i.e. exactly which Santa Barbara City College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Santa Barbara City CollegeUC Santa Barbara)

HIST 2A
5 UC units
World History
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 107
HIST 2B
5 UC units
World History
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 107 or HIST 108
HIST 2C
5 UC units
World History
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 108
HIST 4A
5 UC units
The Ancient Mediterranean and West Asia
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 103
HIST 4B
5 UC units
Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 103 or HIST 104 or HIST 113H
HIST 4C
5 UC units
Modern Europe
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 113H or HIST 104
HIST 17A
5 UC units
The American People
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 101
HIST 17B
5 UC units
The American People
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 102 or HIST 101 or HIST 102H
HIST 17C
5 UC units
The American People
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 102 or HIST 102H
HIST 46B
5 UC units
The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 138
HIST 56
5 UC units
Introduction to Mexican History
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 135
POL S 6
5 UC units
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: POLS 131
POL S 12
5 UC units
American Government and Politics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: POLS C1000
POL S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Santa Barbara City College: POLS 132
POL S 7
5 UC units
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Santa Barbara City College: POLS 121 or POLS 121H
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ANTH 103 or ANTH 109 or ANTH 103H
BL ST 6
4 UC units
The Civil Rights Movement
Take at Santa Barbara City College: BLST 102 or BLST 102H
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ECON 101 or ECON 101H
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ECON 102H or ECON 102
ENV S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ENVS 110
ENV S 3
5 UC units
Introduction to the Social and Cultural Environment
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ENVS 112 or HIST 112
SOC 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: SOC 101 or SOC 101H
FEMST 20
5 UC units
Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies
Take at Santa Barbara City College: SOC 127
FEMST 60
5 UC units
Women of Color: Race, Class, and Ethnicity
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ETHS 121
GLOBL 2
5 UC units
Global Socioeconomic and Political Processes
Take at Santa Barbara City College: GLST 102
GLOBL 1
5 UC units
Global History, Culture and Ideology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: GLST 101
PHIL 3
5 UC units
Critical Thinking
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHIL 205
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHIL 101 or PHIL 101H
AS AM 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ASAM 101
AS AM 2
5 UC units
American Migration Since 1965: Asians and Others in the United States
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ASAM 102
CLASS 20A
4 UC units
The Ancient Greeks
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EACS 4A
5 UC units
East Asian Traditions: Pre-Modern
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EACS 4B
5 UC units
East Asian Traditions: Modern
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
LAIS 10
5 UC units
Introduction to the Latin American and Iberian World
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
MES 45
5 UC units
Introduction to Middle East Studies
Take at Santa Barbara City College: POLS 136
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Santa Barbara City College: SOC 125 or PSY 150 or CS 118 or MATH 118 or MATH 117A or MATH 117B or STAT C1000
PSTAT 109
5 UC units
Statistics for Economics
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.

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.