Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Allan Hancock College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Allan Hancock College — i.e. exactly which Allan Hancock College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Allan Hancock College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Allan Hancock College: BIOL 120
Basic Physics
Take at Allan Hancock College: PHYS 161
Basic Physics
Take at Allan Hancock College: PHYS 161 or PHYS 162 or PHYS 163
Language and Linguistics
Take at Allan Hancock College: ENGL 105 or ANTH 105
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Allan Hancock College: GEOL 141 or BIOL 120
Concepts of Biology
Take at Allan Hancock College: BIOL 100
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Allan Hancock College: GEOL 111
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Allan Hancock College: ANTH 101
Critical Thinking
Take at Allan Hancock College: PHIL 112
Basic Physics
Take at Allan Hancock College: PHYS 161
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Allan Hancock College: GEOL 100
Introductory Physics
Take at Allan Hancock College: PHYS 141
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Allan Hancock College: BIOL 154 or BIOL 155 or BIOL 150
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Allan Hancock College: MATH 184
General Chemistry
Take at Allan Hancock College: CHEM 150 or CHEM 151
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Allan Hancock College: ECON 102
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Allan Hancock College: CS 111
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Allan Hancock College: CS 111
People, Place and Environment
Take at Allan Hancock College: GEOG 102
Differential Equations
Take at Allan Hancock College: MATH 184
Basic Physics
Take at Allan Hancock College: PHYS 163 or PHYS 162
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Allan Hancock College: ECON 101
Introductory Physics
Take at Allan Hancock College: PHYS 142 or PHYS 141
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Allan Hancock College: PHIL 105
Introductory Biology III
Take at Allan Hancock College: BIOL 154 or BIOL 150 or BIOL 155
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Allan Hancock College: ANTH 102
Basic Physics
Take at Allan Hancock College: PHYS 161 or PHYS 162
Introductory Biosocial Anthropology
No Allan Hancock College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Allan Hancock College: POLS 110
Introductory Physics
Take at Allan Hancock College: PHYS 141 or PHYS 142
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Allan Hancock College: MATH 182
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Allan Hancock College: MATH 135
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Allan Hancock College: PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Allan Hancock College: MATH 135
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Allan Hancock College: MATH 181
Understanding Data
Take at Allan Hancock College: STAT C1000
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Allan Hancock College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Allan Hancock College 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. Skyway is an independent transfer-planning tool and is not affiliated with the University of California or ASSIST.