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

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

Required courses (Contra Costa College → UC Santa Barbara)

PHYS 7A
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 130
PHYS 7B
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 130 or PHYS 230
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at Contra Costa College: BIOSC 110
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Contra Costa College: ANTHR 140
PHIL 3
5 UC units
Critical Thinking
Take at Contra Costa College: PHILO 130 or PHILO 129
PHYS 1
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 130
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Contra Costa College: GEOL 120L or GEOL 120
PHYS 6A
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 120H or PHYS 120
MCDB 1B
3 UC units
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Contra Costa College: BIOSC 147 or BIOSC 145
MATH 4A
4 UC units
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Contra Costa College: MATH 200
CHEM 1C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Contra Costa College: CHEM 120 or CHEM 121
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Contra Costa College: ECON 221
CMPSC 16
4 UC units
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Contra Costa College: COMP 165
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Contra Costa College: COMP 110 or COMP 112
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Contra Costa College: GEOG 130
MATH 4B
4 UC units
Differential Equations
Take at Contra Costa College: MATH 292
PHYS 3
3 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 130 or PHYS 231 or PHYS 230
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Contra Costa College: ECON 220
PHYS 6B
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 121 or PHYS 120 or PHYS 120H or PHYS 121H
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Contra Costa College: PHILO 120
EEMB 3
3 UC units
Introductory Biology III
Take at Contra Costa College: BIOSC 147 or BIOSC 145
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Contra Costa College: ANTHR 130
PHYS 2
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 230 or PHYS 231 or PHYS 130
PHYS 6C
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Contra Costa College: PHYS 120H or PHYS 121H or PHYS 120 or PHYS 121
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Contra Costa College: MATH 191
MATH 34B
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Contra Costa College: MATH 180
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Contra Costa College: PSYC C1000
MATH 34A
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Contra Costa College: MATH 180
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Contra Costa College: MATH 190
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Contra Costa College: STAT C1000 or BUS 240
PSY 10B
5 UC units
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Contra Costa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSY 10A
5 UC units
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Contra Costa 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.