Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Folsom Lake College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Folsom Lake College — i.e. exactly which Folsom Lake College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Folsom Lake College → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at Folsom Lake College: PHYS 411
Basic Physics
Take at Folsom Lake College: PHYS 411 or PHYS 421 or PHYS 431
Language and Linguistics
Take at Folsom Lake College: ANTH 341
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Folsom Lake College: BIOL 350
Concepts of Biology
Take at Folsom Lake College: BIOL 310 or BIOL 300
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Folsom Lake College: GEOL 311 or GEOL 310
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Folsom Lake College: ANTH 300
Critical Thinking
Take at Folsom Lake College: PHIL 325 or PHIL 320
Basic Physics
Take at Folsom Lake College: PHYS 411
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Folsom Lake College: GEOL 302 or GEOL 300 or GEOL 301
Introductory Physics
Take at Folsom Lake College: PHYS 350
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Folsom Lake College: BIOL 400 or BIOL 410 or BIOL 420 or BIOL 411
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Folsom Lake College: MATH 410
General Chemistry
Take at Folsom Lake College: CHEM 401 or CHEM 400
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Folsom Lake College: ECON 304
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Folsom Lake College: CISP 360
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Folsom Lake College: CISP 300 or CISP 407 or CISP 370
People, Place and Environment
Take at Folsom Lake College: GEOG 310
Differential Equations
Take at Folsom Lake College: MATH 420
Basic Physics
Take at Folsom Lake College: PHYS 421 or PHYS 431
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Folsom Lake College: ECON 302
Introductory Physics
Take at Folsom Lake College: PHYS 360 or PHYS 350
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Folsom Lake College: PHIL 310
Introductory Biology III
Take at Folsom Lake College: BIOL 400 or BIOL 411 or BIOL 420 or BIOL 410
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Folsom Lake College: ANTH 310
Basic Physics
Take at Folsom Lake College: PHYS 411 or PHYS 431
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Folsom Lake College: POLS 320
Introductory Physics
Take at Folsom Lake College: PHYS 360 or PHYS 350
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Folsom Lake College: MATH 401
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Folsom Lake College: MATH 341 or MATH 356
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Folsom Lake College: PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Folsom Lake College: MATH 355 or MATH 341
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Folsom Lake College: MATH 400
Understanding Data
Take at Folsom Lake College: ECON 310 or STAT C1000 or PSYC 330
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Folsom Lake College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Folsom Lake 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.