Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: East Los Angeles College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from East Los Angeles College — i.e. exactly which East Los Angeles College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (East Los Angeles College → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at East Los Angeles College: PHYSICS 101
Basic Physics
Take at East Los Angeles College: PHYSICS 101 or PHYSICS 102 or PHYSICS 103
Language and Linguistics
Take at East Los Angeles College: ANTHRO 104 or LING 001
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at East Los Angeles College: ENV SCI 001
Concepts of Biology
Take at East Los Angeles College: BIOLOGY 003
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at East Los Angeles College: GEOLOGY 002 or GEOLOGY 007
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at East Los Angeles College: ANTHRO 101
Critical Thinking
Take at East Los Angeles College: PHILOS 006 or PHILOS 008
Basic Physics
Take at East Los Angeles College: PHYSICS 101
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at East Los Angeles College: GEOLOGY 006 or GEOLOGY 001 or GEOLOGY 004
Introductory Physics
Take at East Los Angeles College: PHYSICS 021 or PHYSICS 006
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at East Los Angeles College: BIOLOGY 007 or BIOLOGY 006
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 270
General Chemistry
Take at East Los Angeles College: CHEM 101 or CHEM 102
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at East Los Angeles College: ECON 001
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 173 or CS 116
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at East Los Angeles College: CS 111 or CS 113 or CS 119
People, Place and Environment
Take at East Los Angeles College: GEOG 002
Differential Equations
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 275
Basic Physics
Take at East Los Angeles College: PHYSICS 101 or PHYSICS 102
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at East Los Angeles College: ECON 002
Introductory Physics
Take at East Los Angeles College: PHYSICS 021 or PHYSICS 022 or PHYSICS 006 or PHYSICS 007
Introduction to Ethics
Take at East Los Angeles College: PHILOS 020
Introductory Biology III
Take at East Los Angeles College: BIOLOGY 006 or BIOLOGY 007
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at East Los Angeles College: ANTHRO 102
Basic Physics
Take at East Los Angeles College: PHYSICS 101 or PHYSICS 102
Language in Society
Take at East Los Angeles College: LING 002
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at East Los Angeles College: POL SCI 005
Introductory Physics
Take at East Los Angeles College: PHYSICS 007 or PHYSICS 006 or PHYSICS 021 or PHYSICS 022
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 262
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 236
Introduction to Psychology
Take at East Los Angeles College: PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 236
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at East Los Angeles College: MATH 261 or MATH 261S
Understanding Data
Take at East Los Angeles College: STAT C1000E or PSYCH 091 or BUS 015 or PSYCH 093 or ECON 020 or STAT C1000
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No East Los Angeles College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No East Los Angeles 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.