Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Cerritos College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Cerritos College — i.e. exactly which Cerritos College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Cerritos College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Cerritos College: BIOL 105
Basic Physics
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 201
Basic Physics
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 201 or PHYS 202
Introduction to Environmental Science
No Cerritos College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Concepts of Biology
Take at Cerritos College: BIOL 120
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Cerritos College: GEOL 201
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Cerritos College: ANTH 115
Critical Thinking
Take at Cerritos College: PHIL 160 or PHIL 106
Basic Physics
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 201
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Cerritos College: GEOL 101 or GEOL 102 or GEOL 102L
Introductory Physics
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 101
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Cerritos College: BIOL 201 or BIOL 200
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 250
General Chemistry
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 111 or CHEM 112
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Cerritos College: ECON 202M
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Cerritos College: CIS 180
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Cerritos College: CIS 181 or CIS 183
People, Place and Environment
Take at Cerritos College: GEOG 102
Differential Equations
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 250
Basic Physics
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 202 or PHYS 203
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Cerritos College: ECON 201M
Introductory Physics
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 102 or PHYS 101
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Cerritos College: PHIL 102
Introductory Biology III
Take at Cerritos College: BIOL 200 or BIOL 201
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Cerritos College: ANTH 100
Basic Physics
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 202 or PHYS 203
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Cerritos College: POL 240
Introductory Physics
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 102 or PHYS 101
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 190
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 116
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Cerritos College: PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 116
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 170
Understanding Data
Take at Cerritos College: PSYC 210 or MATH 112S or STAT C1000 or BA 130 or MATH 130 or ECON 210
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Cerritos College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Cerritos 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.