Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Cosumnes River College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Cosumnes River College — i.e. exactly which Cosumnes River College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Cosumnes River College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Cosumnes River College: GEOG 302
Basic Physics
Take at Cosumnes River College: PHYS 411
Basic Physics
Take at Cosumnes River College: PHYS 411 or PHYS 421 or PHYS 431
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Cosumnes River College: BIOL 350
Concepts of Biology
Take at Cosumnes River College: BIOL 310 or BIOL 300 or BIOL 308
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Cosumnes River College: GEOL 311 or GEOL 310
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Cosumnes River College: ANTH 300 or ANTH 480
Critical Thinking
Take at Cosumnes River College: PHIL 325 or PHIL 320
Basic Physics
Take at Cosumnes River College: PHYS 411
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Cosumnes River College: GEOL 300 or GEOL 301
Introductory Physics
Take at Cosumnes River College: PHYS 350 or PHYS 370
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Cosumnes River College: BIOL 410 or BIOL 400 or BIOL 420
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Cosumnes River College: MATH 410
General Chemistry
Take at Cosumnes River College: CHEM 400 or CHEM 401
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Cosumnes River College: ECON 304
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Cosumnes River College: CISP 360
People, Place and Environment
Take at Cosumnes River College: GEOG 310
Differential Equations
Take at Cosumnes River College: MATH 420
Basic Physics
Take at Cosumnes River College: PHYS 431 or PHYS 421
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Cosumnes River College: ECON 302
Introductory Physics
Take at Cosumnes River College: PHYS 350 or PHYS 360 or PHYS 370 or PHYS 380
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Cosumnes River College: PHIL 310
Introductory Biology III
Take at Cosumnes River College: BIOL 400 or BIOL 420 or BIOL 410
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Cosumnes River College: ANTH 310 or ANTH 313
Basic Physics
Take at Cosumnes River College: PHYS 411 or PHYS 431
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Cosumnes River College: POLS 320
Introductory Physics
Take at Cosumnes River College: PHYS 370 or PHYS 380 or PHYS 350 or PHYS 360
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Cosumnes River College: MATH 401
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Cosumnes River College: MATH 356 or MATH 341
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Cosumnes River College: PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Cosumnes River College: MATH 355 or MATH 341
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Cosumnes River College: MATH 400
Understanding Data
Take at Cosumnes River College: POLS 382 or PSYC 330 or ECON 310 or STAT C1000H or STAT C1000E
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Cosumnes River College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Cosumnes River 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.