Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Foothill College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Foothill College — i.e. exactly which Foothill College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Foothill College → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at Foothill College: PHYS 4A
Basic Physics
Take at Foothill College: PHYS 4A or PHYS 4B or PHYS 4C
Language and Linguistics
Take at Foothill College: ANTH 14
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Foothill College: BIOL 9L or BIOL 9
Concepts of Biology
Take at Foothill College: BIOL 10
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Foothill College: ANTH 1H or ANTH 1
Critical Thinking
Take at Foothill College: PHIL 7
Basic Physics
Take at Foothill College: PHYS 4A
Introductory Physics
Take at Foothill College: PHYS 2A
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Foothill College: BIOL 1A or BIOL 1C or BIOL 1B
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Foothill College: MATH 2B
General Chemistry
Take at Foothill College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1C or CHEM 1B
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Foothill College: ECON 1B
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Foothill College: C S 2A
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Foothill College: C S 1A or C S 49 or C S 3A
People, Place and Environment
Take at Foothill College: GEOG 2
Differential Equations
Take at Foothill College: MATH 2A
Basic Physics
Take at Foothill College: PHYS 4B
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Foothill College: ECON 1A
Introductory Physics
Take at Foothill College: PHYS 2C or PHYS 2B or PHYS 2A
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Foothill College: PHIL 8
Introductory Biology III
Take at Foothill College: BIOL 1C or BIOL 1A or BIOL 1B
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Foothill College: ANTH 2AH or ANTH 2A
Basic Physics
Take at Foothill College: PHYS 4C or PHYS 4A
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Foothill College: POLI 3H or POLI 3
Introductory Physics
Take at Foothill College: PHYS 2C or PHYS 2A or PHYS 2B
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1BH or MATH 1C or MATH 1B
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Foothill College: MATH 12
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Foothill College: PSYC C1000H or PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Foothill College: MATH 12
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Foothill College: MATH 1AH or MATH 1A
Understanding Data
Take at Foothill College: PSYC 7 or SOC 7 or MATH 17 or STAT C1000
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Foothill 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.