American History and Institutions Requirement

All undergraduate degree programs at the University require students to demonstrate knowledge of American history and institutions. Students may meet the requirement by completing specific courses or earning a certain score on an examination, as determined by the campus they attend. Transfer students are urged to complete the requirement before they enroll.

Satisfactory completion in high school of a one-year course in U.S. history, or a half-year course in U.S. history and a half-year course in American  government, satisfies this requirement at all UC campuses except UCSB. (At UCLA, students must also have earned a B average in these courses.) UCSB requires students to complete a college-level course. Satisfaction of your community college's history and institutions requirement will also meet the requirement at most UC campuses.

Please refer to the campus General Catalog or the Transfer Q&A for more information about this requirement.