History of Policy, Law, and Governance, B.A. Transfer Requirements: City College of San Francisco → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s History of Policy, Law, and Governance, B.A. major from City College of San Francisco — i.e. exactly which City College of San Francisco courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (City College of San Francisco → UC Santa Barbara)
The Ancient Mediterranean and West Asia
Take at City College of San Francisco: HIST 4A
Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Take at City College of San Francisco: HIST 4A or HIST 4B
Modern Europe
Take at City College of San Francisco: HIST 4B
The American People
Take at City College of San Francisco: HIST 17A
The American People
Take at City College of San Francisco: HIST 17B or HIST 17A
The American People
Take at City College of San Francisco: HIST 17B
Introduction to Mexican History
Take at City College of San Francisco: HIST 20
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at City College of San Francisco: POLS 2
American Government and Politics
Take at City College of San Francisco: POLS C1000
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at City College of San Francisco: POLS 3
Introduction to International Relations
Take at City College of San Francisco: POLS 5
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at City College of San Francisco: ANTH 3
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at City College of San Francisco: ECON 3
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at City College of San Francisco: ECON 1
Introduction to Sociology
Take at City College of San Francisco: SOC 1
Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies
Take at City College of San Francisco: WGST 25
Women of Color: Race, Class, and Ethnicity
Take at City College of San Francisco: LALS 10 or AFAM 60 or ASAM 35
Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
Take at City College of San Francisco: LGBT 5
Global Socioeconomic and Political Processes
Take at City College of San Francisco: POLS 4
Critical Thinking
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHIL 12A or PHIL 40
Introduction to Ethics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHIL 2
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at City College of San Francisco: ASAM 20 or ASAM 1
East Asian Traditions: Pre-Modern
No City College of San Francisco equivalent — complete after transfer.
East Asian Traditions: Modern
No City College of San Francisco equivalent — complete after transfer.
Understanding Data
Take at City College of San Francisco: STAT C1000 or LALS 5 or PSYC 5 or ECON 5
Statistics for Economics
No City College of San Francisco 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. Transfer Easy is an independent transfer-planning tool and is not affiliated with the University of California or ASSIST.