Philosophy transfer requirements: Foothill College → UC Santa Barbara

These are the lower-division Philosophy courses UC Santa Barbara expects you to finish before you transfer, taken from the 2025–26 ASSIST agreement, and matched to the Foothill College courses that satisfy each one.

Also searched as: UCSB.

6UC Santa Barbara requirements
6have a Foothill College match
4offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

UC Santa Barbara requirementFoothill College course that satisfies it
PHIL 4 Introduction to EthicsPHIL 8
PHIL 20A History of PhilosophyPHIL 20A
PHIL 20B History of PhilosophyPHIL 20B + PHIL 20A
PHIL 20C History of PhilosophyPHIL 20B
PHIL 1 Short Introduction to PhilosophyPHIL 4
PHIL 3 Critical ThinkingPHIL 7

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose Foothill College as your sending institution, UC Santa Barbara as the receiving institution, and Philosophy as the major. ASSIST is the only official source, and agreements change between catalog years.

Which of these you can actually take in 2025–26

Matched against the official Foothill College schedule for 2026 Fall and 2027 Winter. Seat status changes daily — the planner shows the live figures.

CourseTermCRNInstructorStatus
PHIL 82026 Fall20254Brian TapiaClosed
PHIL 82026 Fall20806Brian TapiaClosed
PHIL 82027 Winter32353Jason ChangOpen
PHIL 82027 Winter30807Brian TapiaClosed
PHIL 20A2026 Fall20410Brian TapiaClosed
PHIL 20B2027 Winter31196Brian TapiaClosed
PHIL 42026 Fall20621Brian TapiaOpen
PHIL 42026 Fall20059Jason ChangWaitlist
PHIL 42027 Winter30668Brian TapiaOpen
PHIL 42027 Winter31292Brian TapiaClosed
ASSIST is the official source for UC articulation, but it tells you which courses count, not when they run or who teaches them. The planner puts both together and warns you about time conflicts.
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