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History of Policy, Law, and Governance, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Vista Community 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 Vista Community College — i.e. exactly which Vista Community College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Vista Community College → UC Santa Barbara)

HIST 2A
5 UC units
World History
Take at Vista Community College: HIST 3A
HIST 2B
5 UC units
World History
Take at Vista Community College: HIST 3A or HIST 3B
HIST 2C
5 UC units
World History
Take at Vista Community College: HIST 3B
HIST 4A
5 UC units
The Ancient Mediterranean and West Asia
Take at Vista Community College: HIST 2A
HIST 4B
5 UC units
Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Take at Vista Community College: HIST 2A or HIST 2B
HIST 4C
5 UC units
Modern Europe
Take at Vista Community College: HIST 2B
HIST 17A
5 UC units
The American People
Take at Vista Community College: HIST 7A
HIST 17B
5 UC units
The American People
Take at Vista Community College: HIST 7A or HIST 7B
HIST 17C
5 UC units
The American People
Take at Vista Community College: HIST 7B
POL S 6
5 UC units
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Vista Community College: POSCI 2
POL S 12
5 UC units
American Government and Politics
Take at Vista Community College: POLS C1000
POL S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Vista Community College: POSCI 4
POL S 7
5 UC units
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Vista Community College: POSCI 3
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Vista Community College: ANTHR 3
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Vista Community College: ECON 2
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Vista Community College: ECON 1
SOC 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Vista Community College: SOC 1
FEMST 20
5 UC units
Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies
Take at Vista Community College: WS 1
GLOBL 2
5 UC units
Global Socioeconomic and Political Processes
Take at Vista Community College: POSCI 20
PHIL 3
5 UC units
Critical Thinking
Take at Vista Community College: PHIL 11 or PHIL 10
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Vista Community College: PHIL 31A
EACS 4A
5 UC units
East Asian Traditions: Pre-Modern
No Vista Community College equivalent — complete after transfer.
EACS 4B
5 UC units
East Asian Traditions: Modern
No Vista Community College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Vista Community College: STAT C1000 or MATH 118
PSTAT 109
5 UC units
Statistics for Economics
No Vista Community 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.