Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: City College of San Francisco → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from City College of San Francisco — i.e. exactly which City College of San Francisco courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (City College of San Francisco → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 4A
Basic Physics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 4A or PHYC 4B or PHYC 4C
Language and Linguistics
Take at City College of San Francisco: ANTH 4
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at City College of San Francisco: ENVS 31
Concepts of Biology
Take at City College of San Francisco: BIO 11
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at City College of San Francisco: GEOL 111 or GEOL 11 or GEOL 11L
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at City College of San Francisco: ANTH 1
Critical Thinking
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHIL 12A or PHIL 40
Basic Physics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 4AL or PHYC 4A
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at City College of San Francisco: GEOL 10 or GEOL 10L
Introductory Physics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 2A
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at City College of San Francisco: BIO 100B or BIO 100A
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 130 or MATH 120
General Chemistry
Take at City College of San Francisco: CHEM 101B or CHEM 101A
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at City College of San Francisco: ECON 3
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at City College of San Francisco: CS 110B
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at City College of San Francisco: CS 131B or CS 110A
People, Place and Environment
Take at City College of San Francisco: GEOG 4
Differential Equations
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 130 or MATH 125
Basic Physics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 4B or PHYC 4BL or PHYC 4CL or PHYC 4C
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at City College of San Francisco: ECON 1
Introductory Physics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 2A or PHYC 2B
Introduction to Ethics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHIL 2
Introductory Biology III
Take at City College of San Francisco: BIO 100A or BIO 100B
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at City College of San Francisco: ANTH 3
Basic Physics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 4CL or PHYC 4AL or PHYC 4A or PHYC 4C
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at City College of San Francisco: POLS 3
Introductory Physics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHYC 2A or PHYC 2B
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 110B
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 100B
Introduction to Psychology
Take at City College of San Francisco: PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 75 or MATH 100A
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 110A
Understanding Data
Take at City College of San Francisco: STAT C1000 or LALS 5 or PSYC 5 or ECON 5
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No City College of San Francisco equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No City College of San Francisco 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.