UC Santa Barbara History of Policy, Law, and Governance
Transfer Requirements and Classes

The major preparation UC Santa Barbara lists for History of Policy, Law, and Governance transfers starts with HIST 5, HIST 7 and HIST 74; the full list is below.

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Major Requirements

UC Santa Barbara History of Policy, Law, and Governance Major Preparation

The courses UC Santa Barbara lists as History of Policy, Law, and Governance major preparation for transfer applicants, for the 2025-26 academic year. Course numbers are UCSB's own; pick your community college above to see the matching class there.

Preparation for the major

Complete 1 of these

HIST 5 The History of the Present
HIST 7 Great Issues in the History of Public Policy
HIST 74 Poverty, Inequality and Social Justice in Historical and Global Context

Required

HIST 9 Historical Investigations: Methods and Skills

Complete 3 of these

HIST 2A World History
HIST 2B World History
HIST 2C World History
HIST 4A The Ancient Mediterranean and West Asia
HIST 4B Medieval and Early Modern Europe
HIST 4C Modern Europe
HIST 5 The History of the Present
HIST 7 Great Issues in the History of Public Policy
HIST 8A Latin American History: Pre-Columbian and Colonial Periods
HIST 8B Latin American History: Independence and National Period
HIST 11A History of America's Racial and Ethnic Minorites
HIST 11B History of America's Racial and Ethnic Minorites
HIST 15 Medieval Worlds
HIST 17A The American People
HIST 17B The American People
HIST 17C The American People
HIST 20 Science and the Modern World
HIST 22 Technology and the Modern World
HIST 25 Violence and the Japanese State
HIST 28 Gandhi: Nonviolence, Resistance, Truth
HIST 46A The Middle East from Muhammad to the Nineteenth Century
HIST 46B The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
HIST 46MI Modern Iran and Global Politics
HIST 49A Survey of African History
HIST 49B Survey of African History
HIST 49C Survey of African History
HIST 56 Introduction to Mexican History
HIST 74 Poverty, Inequality and Social Justice in Historical and Global Context
HIST 80 Chinese Civilization
HIST 87 Japanese History Through Art and Literature
HIST 88 Survey of South Asian History

Complete 2 of these options

ANTH 2 Introductory Cultural Anthropology
GER 35 The Making of the Modern World
ITAL 20X Introduction to Italian Culture
LAIS 10 Introduction to the Latin American and Iberian World
MES 45 Introduction to Middle East Studies
SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology
AS AM 1 Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present · AS AM 2 American Migration Since 1965: Asians and Others in the United States · AS AM 7 Globalization, Gender and Social Inequality in Asian America · AS AM 9 Race and Resistance: Asian American, Black, Chicana/o and Indigenous Freedom Struggles
BL ST 5 Blacks and Western Civilization · BL ST 6 The Civil Rights Movement
CLASS 20A The Ancient Greeks · CLASS 20B The Romans · CLASS 60 Science and Medicine in Ancient Greece
EACS 4A East Asian Traditions: Pre-Modern · EACS 4B East Asian Traditions: Modern
ECON 1 Principles of Economics-Micro · ECON 2 Principles of Economics-Macro · ECON 9 Introduction to Economics
ENV S 1 Introduction to Environmental Studies · ENV S 3 Introduction to the Social and Cultural Environment
FEMST 20 Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies · FEMST 30 Women, Development, and Globalization · FEMST 50 Global Feminisms and Social Justice · FEMST 60 Women of Color: Race, Class, and Ethnicity · FEMST 80 Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
GLOBL 1 Global History, Culture and Ideology · GLOBL 2 Global Socioeconomic and Political Processes
PHIL 3 Critical Thinking · PHIL 4 Introduction to Ethics · PHIL 7 Biomedical Ethics
POL S 1 Introduction to Political Philosophy · POL S 6 Introduction to Comparative Politics · POL S 7 Introduction to International Relations · POL S 12 American Government and Politics
RG ST 10 Introduction to Biblical Law · RG ST 81 Modern Iran and Global Politics

Also listed by UCSB

UCSB lists these under the headings shown, apart from the list above.

Recommended if considering graduate or professional studies

Foreign Language: Completion through quarter five or equivalent in a language appropriate to area of historical emphasis in the major

1 of these

PSTAT 5A Understanding Data
PSTAT 109 Statistics for Economics

Where a list says “courses listed”, or options are separated by a dot, UCSB's own History of Policy, Law, and Governance requirements say exactly which of those courses you need.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Does UC Santa Barbara have a History of Policy, Law, and Governance major for transfer students?

Yes. UC Santa Barbara offers History of Policy, Law, and Governance (B.A.) and lists the major preparation it expects transfer applicants to complete.

What classes do I need to transfer to UC Santa Barbara for History of Policy, Law, and Governance?

UC Santa Barbara's History of Policy, Law, and Governance major preparation includes HIST 5, HIST 7, HIST 74, HIST 9, HIST 2A and HIST 2B, with more courses in the list on this page. Pick your community college on this page to see which of its classes match.

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