Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Barstow Community College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Barstow Community College — i.e. exactly which Barstow Community College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Barstow Community College → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at Barstow Community College: PHYS 2A
Basic Physics
Take at Barstow Community College: PHYS 2A or PHYS 2B or PHYS 2C
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Barstow Community College: BIOL 1
Concepts of Biology
Take at Barstow Community College: BIOL 2
Critical Thinking
Take at Barstow Community College: PHIL 3
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Barstow Community College: GEOL 1L
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Barstow Community College: BIOL 20B or BIOL 20A
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Barstow Community College: MATH 10
General Chemistry
Take at Barstow Community College: CHEM 2A or CHEM 2B
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Barstow Community College: ECON 2
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Barstow Community College: CSIS 33
Differential Equations
Take at Barstow Community College: MATH 9
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Barstow Community College: ECON 1
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Barstow Community College: PHIL 4
Introductory Biology III
Take at Barstow Community College: BIOL 20B or BIOL 20A
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Barstow Community College: ANTH 1
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Barstow Community College: POLS 4
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Barstow Community College: MATH 4B
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Barstow Community College: PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Barstow Community College: MATH 4D
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Barstow Community College: MATH 4A
Understanding Data
Take at Barstow Community College: STAT C1000
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Barstow Community College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Barstow Community 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.