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Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Columbia College → UC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Columbia College — i.e. exactly which Columbia College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Columbia College → UC Santa Barbara)

ENV S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Columbia College: ESC 10 or FNR 1
PHYS 7A
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Columbia College: PHYCS 5A
PHYS 7B
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Columbia College: PHYCS 5A or PHYCS 5B
ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Columbia College: ESC 10 or FNR 1
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at Columbia College: BIOL 17
EARTH 3
4 UC units
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Columbia College: ESC 23
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Columbia College: ANTHR 1
PHYS 1
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Columbia College: PHYCS 5A
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Columbia College: ESC 5
PHYS 6A
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Columbia College: PHYCS 4A
MCDB 1B
3 UC units
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Columbia College: BIOL 2 or BIOL 6 or BIOL 4
MATH 4A
4 UC units
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Columbia College: MATH 26
CHEM 1C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Columbia College: CHEM 2A or CHEM 2B
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Columbia College: ECON 11
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Columbia College: COMP 10 or COMP 11J or COMP 11P
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Columbia College: GEOGR 12
MATH 4B
4 UC units
Differential Equations
Take at Columbia College: MATH 28
PHYS 3
3 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Columbia College: PHYCS 5A or PHYCS 5B
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Columbia College: ECON 10
PHYS 6B
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Columbia College: PHYCS 4B or PHYCS 4A
EEMB 3
3 UC units
Introductory Biology III
Take at Columbia College: BIOL 4 or BIOL 2 or BIOL 6
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Columbia College: ANTHR 2
PHYS 2
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Columbia College: PHYCS 5A or PHYCS 5C
POL S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Columbia College: POLSC 12
PHYS 6C
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Columbia College: PHYCS 4B or PHYCS 4A
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Columbia College: MATH 18B
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Columbia College: PSYC C1000
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Columbia College: MATH 18A
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Columbia College: STAT C1000
PSY 10B
5 UC units
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Columbia College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSY 10A
5 UC units
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Columbia College equivalent — complete after transfer.

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. to UC Santa Barbara from other colleges

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.