History of Policy, Law, and Governance, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Ventura 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 Ventura College — i.e. exactly which Ventura College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Ventura College → UC Santa Barbara)
World History
Take at Ventura College: HIST V76
World History
Take at Ventura College: HIST V76 or HIST V86
World History
Take at Ventura College: HIST V86
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Ventura College: POLS V02
American Government and Politics
Take at Ventura College: POLS C1000
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Ventura College: POLS V04
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Ventura College: POLS V05
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Ventura College: ANTH V02
The Civil Rights Movement
No Ventura College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Ventura College: ECON V01B
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Ventura College: ECON V01A
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Ventura College: ESRM V01 or BIOL V10
Introduction to the Social and Cultural Environment
Take at Ventura College: POLS V12 or ESRM V03
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Ventura College: SOC V01
Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies
Take at Ventura College: SOC V04
Critical Thinking
Take at Ventura College: PHIL V04
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Ventura College: PHIL V02
Understanding Data
Take at Ventura College: PSY V04 or STAT C1000 or MATH V43
Statistics for Economics
No Ventura College equivalent — complete after transfer.
East Asian Traditions: Modern
No Ventura College equivalent — complete after transfer.
East Asian Traditions: Pre-Modern
No Ventura College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at Ventura College: HIST V50
Global History, Culture and Ideology
Take at Ventura College: POLS V14
Introduction to Mexican History
Take at Ventura College: HIST V65
Survey of African History
No Ventura College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Survey of African History
No Ventura College equivalent — complete after transfer.
The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Take at Ventura College: HIST V78
The American People
Take at Ventura College: HIST V56
The American People
Take at Ventura College: HIST V46 or HIST V56
The American People
Take at Ventura College: HIST V46
Modern Europe
Take at Ventura College: HIST V82
Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Take at Ventura College: HIST V70 or HIST V82
The Ancient Mediterranean and West Asia
Take at Ventura College: HIST V70
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.