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Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Bakersfield College → UC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Bakersfield College — i.e. exactly which Bakersfield College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Bakersfield College → UC Santa Barbara)

PHYS 7A
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Bakersfield College: PHYS B4A
PHYS 7B
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Bakersfield College: PHYS B4A or PHYS B4B
LING 20
5 UC units
Language and Linguistics
Take at Bakersfield College: ANTH B4
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at Bakersfield College: BIOL B11
EARTH 3
4 UC units
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Bakersfield College: GEOL B11L or GEOL B11
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Bakersfield College: ANTH B1
PHIL 3
5 UC units
Critical Thinking
Take at Bakersfield College: PHIL B7 or PHIL B8
PHYS 1
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Bakersfield College: PHYS B4A
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Bakersfield College: GEOL B10L or GEOL B10 or ERSC B10L or ERSC B10
PHYS 6A
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Bakersfield College: PHYS B2A
MCDB 1B
3 UC units
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Bakersfield College: BIOL B3B or BIOL B3A
MATH 4A
4 UC units
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Bakersfield College: MATH B6E
CHEM 1C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Bakersfield College: CHEM B1B or CHEM B1A
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Bakersfield College: ECON B1
CMPSC 16
4 UC units
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Bakersfield College: ENGR B19C
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Bakersfield College: COMP B10
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Bakersfield College: GEOG B2
MATH 4B
4 UC units
Differential Equations
Take at Bakersfield College: MATH B6D
PHYS 3
3 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Bakersfield College: PHYS B4B
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Bakersfield College: ECON B2
PHYS 6B
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Bakersfield College: PHYS B2B or PHYS B2A
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Bakersfield College: PHIL B10
EEMB 3
3 UC units
Introductory Biology III
Take at Bakersfield College: BIOL B3A or BIOL B3B
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Bakersfield College: ANTH B2
PHYS 2
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Bakersfield College: PHYS B4A or PHYS B4B
POL S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Bakersfield College: POLS B4
PHYS 6C
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Bakersfield College: PHYS B2A or PHYS B2B
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Bakersfield College: MATH B6B
MATH 34B
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Bakersfield College: MATH B2
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Bakersfield College: PSYC C1000
MATH 34A
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Bakersfield College: MATH B2
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Bakersfield College: MATH B6A
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Bakersfield College: STAT C1000E or PSYC B5 or STAT C1000
PSY 10B
5 UC units
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Bakersfield College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSY 10A
5 UC units
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Bakersfield College equivalent — complete after transfer.

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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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.