Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: American River College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from American River College — i.e. exactly which American River College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (American River College → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at American River College: PHYS 410
Basic Physics
Take at American River College: PHYS 410 or PHYS 421
Language and Linguistics
Take at American River College: ANTH 341
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at American River College: NATR 300
Concepts of Biology
Take at American River College: BIOL 303 or BIOL 300
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at American River College: GEOL 310 or GEOL 311
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at American River College: ANTH 300 or ANTH 480
Critical Thinking
Take at American River College: MATH 320 or PHIL 324 or PHIL 320
Basic Physics
Take at American River College: PHYS 410
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at American River College: GEOL 300 or GEOL 301
Introductory Physics
Take at American River College: PHYS 350
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at American River College: BIOL 400 or BIOL 420 or BIOL 410
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at American River College: MATH 410
General Chemistry
Take at American River College: CHEM 400 or CHEM 401
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at American River College: ECON 304
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at American River College: CISP 300 or CISP 480 or CISP 360
People, Place and Environment
Take at American River College: GEOG 310
Differential Equations
Take at American River College: MATH 420
Basic Physics
Take at American River College: PHYS 421 or PHYS 431
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at American River College: ECON 302
Introductory Physics
Take at American River College: PHYS 360 or PHYS 350
Introduction to Ethics
Take at American River College: PHIL 310
Introductory Biology III
Take at American River College: BIOL 420 or BIOL 400 or BIOL 410
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at American River College: ANTH 481 or ANTH 310
Basic Physics
Take at American River College: PHYS 421 or PHYS 410 or PHYS 431
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at American River College: POLS 320
Introductory Physics
Take at American River College: PHYS 350 or PHYS 360
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at American River College: MATH 401
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at American River College: MATH 356 or MATH 340 or MATH 309 or MATH 341
Introduction to Psychology
Take at American River College: PSYC C1000H or PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at American River College: MATH 340 or MATH 355 or MATH 309 or MATH 341
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at American River College: MATH 400
Understanding Data
Take at American River College: PSYC 330 or ECON 310 or STAT C1000H or STAT 305 or STAT C1000
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No American River College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No American River College equivalent — complete after transfer.
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
Don’t plan this alone.
Skyway builds your full term-by-term plan from these exact requirements + IGETC, checks your gaps, models your GPA, and an AI counselor answers anything — free.
Start my free plan →Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. to UC Santa Barbara from other colleges
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.