History of Policy, Law, and Governance, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Skyline 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 Skyline College — i.e. exactly which Skyline College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Skyline College → UC Santa Barbara)
World History
Take at Skyline College: HIST 104
World History
Take at Skyline College: HIST 104 or HIST 106
World History
Take at Skyline College: HIST 106
The Ancient Mediterranean and West Asia
Take at Skyline College: HIST 100
Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Take at Skyline College: HIST 100 or HIST 101
Modern Europe
Take at Skyline College: HIST 101
The American People
Take at Skyline College: HIST 201
The American People
Take at Skyline College: HIST 201 or HIST 202
The American People
Take at Skyline College: HIST 202
Chinese Civilization
No Skyline College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Skyline College: POLS 115
American Government and Politics
Take at Skyline College: POLS C1000
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Skyline College: PHIL 280 or POLS 280
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Skyline College: POLS 130
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Skyline College: ANTH 110
The Civil Rights Movement
Take at Skyline College: SOSC 270
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Skyline College: ECON 102
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Skyline College: ECON 100
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Skyline College: BIOL 101
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Skyline College: SOCI 100
Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
Take at Skyline College: SJS 130
Critical Thinking
Take at Skyline College: PHIL 200 or PHIL 103 or PHIL 210
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Skyline College: PHIL 240
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at Skyline College: ETHN 140
East Asian Traditions: Pre-Modern
No Skyline College equivalent — complete after transfer.
East Asian Traditions: Modern
No Skyline College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Understanding Data
Take at Skyline College: BUS. 123 or STAT C1000
Statistics for Economics
No Skyline 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.