Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Butte College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Butte College — i.e. exactly which Butte College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Butte College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Butte College: NR 28
Basic Physics
Take at Butte College: PHYS 41
Basic Physics
Take at Butte College: PHYS 41 or PHYS 42
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Butte College: PSC 10
Concepts of Biology
Take at Butte College: BIOL 1
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Butte College: GEOL 34
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Butte College: ANTH 2
Critical Thinking
Take at Butte College: PHIL 6
Basic Physics
Take at Butte College: PHYS 41
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Butte College: GEOL 32
Introductory Physics
Take at Butte College: PHYS 21
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Butte College: BIOL 43 or BIOL 41 or BIOL 42
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Butte College: MATH 42
Introduction to the Social and Cultural Environment
Take at Butte College: NR 26
General Chemistry
Take at Butte College: CHEM 1 or CHEM 2
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Butte College: ECON 4
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Butte College: CSCI 20
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Butte College: CSCI 4
People, Place and Environment
Take at Butte College: GEOG 4
Differential Equations
Take at Butte College: MATH 40
Basic Physics
Take at Butte College: PHYS 43 or PHYS 42
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Butte College: ECON 2
Introductory Physics
Take at Butte College: PHYS 21 or PHYS 22
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Butte College: PHIL 4
Introductory Biology III
Take at Butte College: BIOL 41 or BIOL 43 or BIOL 42
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Butte College: ANTH 4
Basic Physics
Take at Butte College: PHYS 43 or PHYS 42
Introductory Physics
Take at Butte College: PHYS 21 or PHYS 22
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Butte College: MATH 31
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Butte College: MATH 13s or MATH 13
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Butte College: PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Butte College: MATH 13s or MATH 13
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Butte College: MATH 30 or MATH 30s
Understanding Data
Take at Butte College: STAT C1000E or STAT C1000
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Butte 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.