Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Cabrillo College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Cabrillo College — i.e. exactly which Cabrillo College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Cabrillo College → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHYS 4A
Basic Physics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHYS 4A or PHYS 4B
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Cabrillo College: ES 10
Concepts of Biology
Take at Cabrillo College: BIO 11A
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Cabrillo College: GEOL 20
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Cabrillo College: ANTHR 1 or ANTHR 1H
Critical Thinking
Take at Cabrillo College: PHILO 12
Basic Physics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHYS 4A
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Cabrillo College: GEOL 10
Introductory Physics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHYS 2A
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Cabrillo College: BIO 9B or BIO 9A
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 6
General Chemistry
Take at Cabrillo College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1A
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Cabrillo College: ECON 1B
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Cabrillo College: CS 11 or CS 11M
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Cabrillo College: CS 12GP or CS 12J or CS 12P or CIS 15
People, Place and Environment
Take at Cabrillo College: GEOG 2
Differential Equations
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 7
Basic Physics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHYS 4A or PHYS 4B or PHYS 4C
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Cabrillo College: ECON 1A
Introductory Physics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHYS 2A or PHYS 2B
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHILO 10H or PHILO 10
Introductory Biology III
Take at Cabrillo College: BIO 9A or BIO 9B
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Cabrillo College: ANTHR 2H or ANTHR 2
Basic Physics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHYS 4A or PHYS 4B or PHYS 4C
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Cabrillo College: PS 5
Introductory Physics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHYS 2B or PHYS 2A
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5B
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 18
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Cabrillo College: PSYC C1000 or PSYCH 1H
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 18
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5A
Understanding Data
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 12H or STAT C1000 or BUS 9 or PSYCH 2A
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Cabrillo College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Cabrillo 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.