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

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

Required courses (Cuesta College → UC Santa Barbara)

PHYS 7A
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208A
PHYS 7B
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208A or PHYS 208B
ECON 9
5 UC units
Introduction to Economics
Take at Cuesta College: ECON 200
ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Cuesta College: ENVS 200 or BIO 220
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at Cuesta College: BIO 211
EARTH 3
4 UC units
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Cuesta College: GEOL 211
ANTH 5
5 UC units
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Cuesta College: ANTH 201
PHIL 3
5 UC units
Critical Thinking
Take at Cuesta College: PHIL 208
PHYS 1
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208A
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Cuesta College: GEOL 210
PHYS 6A
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 205A
MCDB 1B
3 UC units
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Cuesta College: BIO 201B or BIO 201A
MATH 4A
4 UC units
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 287
CHEM 1C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 201A or CHEM 201B
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Cuesta College: ECON 201B
CMPSC 16
4 UC units
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Cuesta College: CS 217
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Cuesta College: CS 231 or CS 201
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Cuesta College: GEOG 202
MATH 4B
4 UC units
Differential Equations
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 287
PHYS 3
3 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208B
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Cuesta College: ECON 201A
PHYS 6B
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 205B or PHYS 205A
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Cuesta College: PHIL 213
EEMB 3
3 UC units
Introductory Biology III
Take at Cuesta College: BIO 201A or BIO 201B
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Cuesta College: ANTH 203
PHYS 2
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 208A
POL S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Cuesta College: POLS 209
PHYS 6C
3 UC units
Introductory Physics
Take at Cuesta College: PHYS 205A or PHYS 205B
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 265B
MATH 34B
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 255
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Cuesta College: PSYC C1000
MATH 34A
4 UC units
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 255
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 265A
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Cuesta College: STAT C1000
PSY 10B
5 UC units
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Cuesta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSY 10A
5 UC units
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Cuesta 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.