Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Antelope Valley College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Antelope Valley College — i.e. exactly which Antelope Valley College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Antelope Valley College → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at Antelope Valley College: PHYS 110
Basic Physics
Take at Antelope Valley College: PHYS 120
Introduction to Economics
Take at Antelope Valley College: ECON 100
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Antelope Valley College: BIOL 104 or BIOL 104H
Concepts of Biology
Take at Antelope Valley College: BIOL 101
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Antelope Valley College: GEOL 102L or GEOL 102
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Antelope Valley College: ANTH 101 or ANTH 101H
Critical Thinking
Take at Antelope Valley College: PHIL 110 or PHIL 210
Basic Physics
Take at Antelope Valley College: PHYS 110
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Antelope Valley College: GEOL 101L or GEOL 101 or GEOL 101H
Introductory Physics
Take at Antelope Valley College: PHYS 101
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Antelope Valley College: BIOL 110 or BIOL 120
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Antelope Valley College: MATH 220
General Chemistry
Take at Antelope Valley College: CHEM 120 or CHEM 110 or CHEM 110H
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Antelope Valley College: ECON 102 or ECON 102H
Problem Solving with Computers I
No Antelope Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Antelope Valley College: CS 110 or CS 121 or CS 122
People, Place and Environment
Take at Antelope Valley College: GEOG 105
Differential Equations
Take at Antelope Valley College: MATH 230
Basic Physics
Take at Antelope Valley College: PHYS 120
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Antelope Valley College: ECON 101 or ECON 101H
Introductory Physics
Take at Antelope Valley College: PHYS 102 or PHYS 101
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Antelope Valley College: PHIL 105 or PHIL 105H
Introductory Biology III
Take at Antelope Valley College: BIOL 120 or BIOL 110
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Antelope Valley College: ANTH 102
Basic Physics
Take at Antelope Valley College: PHYS 110 or PHYS 211
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Antelope Valley College: POLS 200
Introductory Physics
Take at Antelope Valley College: PHYS 102 or PHYS 101
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Antelope Valley College: MATH 160
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Antelope Valley College: MATH 148
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Antelope Valley College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Antelope Valley College: MATH 148
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Antelope Valley College: MATH 150 or MATH 150H
Understanding Data
Take at Antelope Valley College: STAT C1000 or MATH 116 or STAT C1000H
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Antelope Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Antelope Valley 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.