UCSB LIFTED

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UCSB LIFTED (Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees) is a prison education program offering a Bachelor of Arts degree in Comparative Literature at California State Prison, Corcoran. The first cohort will begin studying in fall 2027.

The Comparative Literature major will provide students with a broad liberal arts education and will include courses in literature, history, communication, sociology, classics, the arts, and other fields. This interdisciplinary, cross-cultural major will equip students with the skills to think critically; construct clear arguments; communicate effectively; exercise intercultural competence; and adapt to a wide range of careers in a rapidly changing job market.

UCSB LIFTED is positioned to get federal approval as one of the first remote Prison Education Programs in the country. Its remote format will serve as a national model that will significantly expand access to a university education.

The University of California’s mission is to make higher education available to all eligible California high-school graduates and community college transfer students who wish to attend the University of California. UCSB LIFTED will ensure that incarcerated Californians have that same opportunity.